European Parliament
President.
I will deal with the voting issue at midday. Thank you for your advice. I refuse to be instrumentalised in this House during my Presidency.
I want to work systematically through the volume of amendments to see if I can find ways to reduce them. I need time this morning to do so. I will come back and, with as much good faith as I can, report to you with regard to the possibilities. In the meantime I refuse to be bounced by anyone into prematurely announcing when we will vote.

