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Last update - 02:45 01/02/2008 U.K. conservative angers EU parliament for making Nazi comment By The Associated Press Tags: Daniel Hannan  A British Conservative sparked anger at the European Parliament on Thursday by saying the chamber president's new powers reminded him of tactics used by the Nazi government of Germany to rule without the parliamentary consent. One lawmaker told Daniel Hannan, a Tory deputy for South East England, threateningly, that they should take the dispute outside. Others booed Hannan or yelled at him to stop using Nazi terminology. The leader of Hannan's political group said he would push for his expulsion from the party. Hannan was one of two right-wing British lawmakers to complain during Thursday's voting session about the new right granted by the chamber to president Hans-Gert Poettering - a German - to overrule filibustering. Advertisement Hannan then addressed Poettering, telling him that it is only my affection for you ... that prevents me from likening this to the Ermaechtigungsgesetz - the Enabling Act of 1933 that gave the German government special powers. Several leading deputies challenged British Conservative chairman David Cameron to dissociate himself from Hannan. By comparing the ruling with the law that gave Hitler unlimited power ? Hannan is dishonoring memories of the victims of terror of the Nazi regime," said British Labour leader Gary Titley. Related articles: EU parliament chief urges Israel to free Palestinian lawmakers Israel, EU lawmakers blast UN meeting on Palestinian rights Two Italians in European Parliament campaign for Israel to enter EU More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us   Painful lessons The IDF has already learnt lessons of the Second Lebanon War. Brothers in guilt 'We are all guilty; is an effective summary of the final Winograd report.   1.   U.K. Conservative member`s comments. 18:38  |  David Nigel Braham 31/01/08   2.   Hannan is completely right 19:17  |  Jonathan S 31/01/08   3.   Somewhat lost in history, I would say. 19:45  |  Stephen. 31/01/08   4.   Outburst 20:05  |  Mike 31/01/08   5.   To Jonathan 21:36  |  Jean-Paul DOGUET 31/01/08   6.   #2 The UK will vote against anything European 23:42  |  Outsider 31/01/08   7.   ? 00:26  |  54678 01/02/08   8.   Hannan is completely right 01:32  |  christoph 01/02/08   9.   What A Hoot 04:28  |  Eli 01/02/08   10.   #5 Jean Paul Doguet 06:08  |  Jim 01/02/08   11.   #8 Eli 06:45  |  Jim 01/02/08   12.   One would think the Germans and EU would have learned a lesson,no 07:45  |  Susanna/Shoshanna 01/02/08   13.   For Jean-Paul Doguet 14:31  |  Jonathan S 01/02/08

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