On his specific query as to where that would leave Britain’ s national interest, I would simply tell this Parliament that the challenge facing Britain is the same as any Presidency, that we need to seek consensus across Europe, as I have suggested, but that consensus will necessarily and appropriately include the British national interest.
Como hoy soy el responsable de responder en nombre de la Presidencia, me resistiré a la gran tentación de enzarzarme con él en toda la variedad de aspectos sobre los que, como nacionalista escocés, ha intentado llamar la atención hoy en el Parlamento.