Uk Lawmakers Defy Gov’t Over Europe (ap)

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CORRECTS SPELLING OF HAGUE --In this image made from television, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the House of Commons at the start of the debate on the vote for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, in London Monday Oct. 24, 2011. Cameron pleaded with Conservative MPs not to act 'rashly and prematurely' as he faced a major revolt over calls for the referendum. The Prime Minister said he shared the frustrations of Eurosceptics who have been demanding for years that Britain reclaim powers from Brussels, but insisted those issues should not be addressed until the 'burning building' of the eurozone debt crisis was under control. At left is Liberal Party Leader Nick Clegg, and at right, Foreign Secretary William Hague.(AP Photo/pa) UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:AP – British lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly rejected a motion to hold a national referendum on leaving the European Union, but Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a bruising as several Conservative Party lawmakers rebelled against his orders and supported the bid.

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