Last week, Theresa May stepped down as Conservative Party leader, after failing to deliver on Brexit. There are seven candidates who are currently running to become Prime Minister, with Boris Johnson leading the race after securing 114 of the party’s 313 MPs in yesterday morning’s ballot. Despite having caused some controversy over the years, the former Foreign Secretary is seen by many as the only candidate able to defeat both Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit Party leader Nigel Frage in a general election.
The twice-Mayor of London has publicly vowed to take Britain out of the EU with or without a deal by October 31 and last month’s EU elections showed there is indeed heartfelt desire of British voters for a party committed to Brexit.
As Britain stands still awaiting a new Prime Minister, a brilliant speech made by former Labour MP Peter Shore over 40 years ago has re-emerged, in which the prominent eurosceptic argued that Britain, for the first time in its history, got a written constitution when it joined the European club.
Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath took Britain into the EEC – the precursor to the EU – in 1973, after signing the Treaty of Rome the year before.
His successor, Harold Wilson, was forced to call a plebiscite on the country’s membership after only two years as his Labour government was deeply divided on the issue.
Peter Shore argued Britain got a written constitution when it joined Europe (Image: GETTY)
Boris Johnson is the favourite among Conservative MPs (Image: GETTY)
MP for Stepney Peter Shore was leading the No campaign alongside another prominent eurosceptic figure in his party, then Secretary of State for Industry Tony Benn.
Just before the referendum, Mr Shore took part in a debate at the prestigious Oxford Union and suggested that joining the bloc was not only detrimental for the country but against Britain's own constitution.
He said: "The Treaty of Rome is something which goes far beyond any matter of economics, however important they
