21.   Monetary union is a bellwether issue for Tories, who see it as further erosion of British sovereignty.

22.   Previously, the vigil was always held under British sovereignty.

23.   The decision angered Conservative government right-wingers as another sign of dwindling British sovereignty.

24.   The Irish Republican Army struggled for close to three decades to end British sovereignty over the six counties of Northern Ireland and unite them with Ireland.

25.   The opposition Conservative Party accuses him of a willingness to give away British sovereignty.

26.   The so-called Euroskeptics in Conservative ranks resent growing EU intervention which they say threatens British sovereignty.

27.   They think concessions to the EU are a sellout of British sovereignty.

28.   They say rulings by EU officials in Brussels increasingly detract from British sovereignty.

29.   Two decades ago, IRA men were starving themselves to death in prison as part of their refusal to accept British sovereignty.

30.   As the territory marked its final Lunar New Year under British sovereignty, the chief executive designate gave a stark reminder of the looming change.