To get something else they wanted. Veto power doesn't mean you can simply veto anything you don't like. Well, you can but then everybody else does the same thi

To get something else they wanted. Veto power doesn't mean you can simply veto anything you don't like. Well, you can but then everybody else does the same thing and the net result is nothing. So in reality, you just give up something you want for something you want more. You compromise. But now the UK isn't shackled by having to make concessions to 25+ other countries that can veto their agenda.