“Immigrants to Britain will have to swear an oath of allegiance to EU laws and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, rather than the Queen, under a proposal announced by Brussels. …

The Government recently started requiring immigrants to swear allegiance to the Queen and British democracy. Signor [Franco] Frattini (European Commissioner for justice and security] proposed a charter to which 90 percent of France’s immigrants sign up as a model for the rest of Europe. …"

“The oath of allegiance to the EU – which could be in addition to or in place of the oath to the Queen – would be subject to negotiation, but the Government cannot veto it because it gave up its national veto on EU immigration law last year. Britain does not have an opt-out, but it would have to reject the entire package of immigration measures. …”