Another Boris gaffe

The Deputy Leader of the Labour MEPs, Richard Corbett, has accused under-pressure Boris Johnson of lying after the Tory MP criticised the EU's plans to improve child safety in cars.

At the Conservative Party Conference, Johnson described EU legislation requiring the protection of children in cars through booster seats as "utterly demented", having earlier complained in the Telegraph that, "British politicians have been given neither the means nor the opportunity to contest it - or even to debate it."

Richard said: "Not only have elected British politicians debated this - they actually approved it, including Boris Johnson's own Conservative colleagues both in Westminster and in the European Parliament!"

"His attack on the EU is based on nothing but falsehoods and to do it slating legislation which will save children's lives and reduce serious injuries, is deplorable."

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• EU directive, 2003/20/EC was most recently discussed in the House of Commons on 5 July 2006.
• The first reading of EU directive, 2003/20/EC in the European Parliament was on 31 May 2001, the second on 25 February 2006.

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