BRITAIN could decide on EU membership if it had with the full facts about shady EU-US trade deal TTIP, Labour MP John McDonnell declared yesterday, writes Luke James.

Mr McDonnell attempted to amend the Tories’ EU referendum Bill as it reached committee stage in the Commons.

His changes, which were not accepted, would have required the government to publish a report on the consequences for Britain of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) at least 10 weeks before the referendum on Britain’s membership.

“With this TTIP we’re possibly handing over sovereignty and democratic decision-making from this Parliament, not just to the EU, but to trans­national corporations and the investor-state dispute panels meeting in secret,” he said.

“And yet we’re not having any debate about this in this house.

“There’s no report from the government on those negotiations because they’re happening in secret.”