Britain shelves vote on EU Constitution

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has announced the UK will freeze moves to pave the way for a referendum on the EU Constitution.

Speaking to the House of Commons on Monday (6 June), Mr Straw said the British cabinet would postpone its plans for the vote due to the rejection of the constitution in France and the Netherlands last week.

But he stressed the legislation could still be introduced at a later date.

"The Constitutional treaty is a property of the EU as a whole...