Tonight Henry Smith MP will vote against the Government to demand a real-terms cut in contribution the UK makes to the EU spending.

Henry commented:

“I cannot look my constituents in the eyes who are having to restrict their spending to clear up Labour’s mess and then turn round and say that the inefficient, remote, wasteful and undemocratic institution of the EU should be granted an increased budget – I reckon 9 out of 10 Britons would support this stance, especially during such times of austerity.

“I simply cannot support the Coalition on this.  If we are all truly in this together then clearly there is no case for Europe’s opposition to a cut in their spending programme, let alone a real-terms increase to their budget.

“This is an inevitable consequence of being in coalition with a pro-European party and highlights to me the need for strong, accountable governance in this country.”