Her narrative fits rather neatly with concerns at the UK level, particularly among UK Conservatives.

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After the 2009 European elections the UK Conservatives formed a new Eurosceptic grouping - the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).

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Ms Harman said Labour was bringing forward laws to require all peers and MPs to pay tax in the UK and attacked the Conservatives.

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