Siobhan Gabriella Gibney (05/11/09)
Foreign Secretary Miliband has been dealt two harsh and public blows by Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague this week.
The first involves Blair’s candidacy for European Council President. Although he has yet to publicly confirm that he wants the job (likely just to save himself from potential humiliation), Miliband and even former rival Gordon Brown have strongly supported his candidacy this past week. As I wrote in my previous post, Miliband insisted Blair has the global recognition necessary to do a good job for Britain and for Europe. It seems that EU member state leaders have decided otherwise. Meeting yesterday in a European Council Summit in Brussels, Sarkozy and Merkel informed other leaders that they would no longer be pushing for Blair. Berlusconi appears to be his strongest backer at the moment. As it’s a bit hard to take anyone seriously if they come recommended by Berlusconi, Blair’s chances have drastically diminished….[continue reading]
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