Ruled Britannia

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves!
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves!

Like they say, 'Never say never....'

Mr Brown is due to put his name to the Treaty of Lisbon - which replaces the failed EU Constitution - later today, after he joins the other EU heads of government at a private lunch following the official signing ceremony.

The developments come despite an eleventh-hour bombshell that it means surrendering control of Britain’s immigration policy.

The warning was issued to the PM last night as he prepared to wave the white flag over our right to make our own laws...

It means failed asylum seekers will be free to take their cases to the European Court of Justice in Strasbourg — giving the final say to unelected EU judges.

And it is all thanks to a treaty - now signed by European Union leaders - critics warn is practically the SAME as the ill-fated EU Constitution, which bit the dust two years ago after the French and Dutch rejected it in referendums.

It's worth noting the emerging EU aristocracy has been adamant about not permitting any referendums on "treaties" or "constitutions" since those embarrassing 'NON' votes two years ago. So much for the will of the people...