London is set to come under the spotlight today (6 June) as politicians around Europe watch to see whether it will freeze its plans to hold a referendum on the constitution.
Foreign secretary Jack Straw is to address parliament at 14.15 GMT and is expected to postpone Britain's planned referendum, effectively putting a halt to the bloc's constitution ratification process.
If London does take this route, it will widen the rift which has opened between itself and Germany and France ...
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