Uk May Be Among First To Join Emu

No one can rule that out, he said on BBC radio. We can decide to take it or we can decide not to take it but there is a huge amount to settle, to be decided

Major renewed his warning that he would stand firm if the European Court of Justice ruled against Britain in a case in which Britain has challenged an EU directive on a 48-hour maximum working week. He said the advocate generals opinion, delivered months ago, suggested Britain might lose the case and risk having restrictions imposed upon it.

The proposals had been put through as health and safety measures. Now we believe that is the wrong treaty base. It should not have been brought forward on that basis. It would damage our competitiveness, he said.