Farage calls on Irish to vote No

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage has called on the Irish to vote No in their referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, warning Ireland will lose its independence to a European super-state, says the Irish Times.

Speaking on radio, British MEP and UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "The Irish said No, they are being forced to vote again. What this is all about is power. They are desperate to get this treaty through because this treaty turns the European Union into a state in its own right with the powers in future to do whatever it likes.