Cameron: Blair EU job would be 'hostile'.Summary: David Cameron  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. has admitted he would not be in favour of
former prime minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair becoming Europe's first president. Conservative Party leader David Cameron has admitted he would not be in favour of former prime minister Tony Blair becoming Europe's first president. Speaking at his monthly press conference, Mr Cameron said: "I think it's important people know where we stand both on the role of president and on Tony Blair's candidature for president. This is not, we think, the right way forward for Europe. We couldn't be clearer about that. "I don't think we should be having a president at all. I don't think the Lisbon Treaty is the right step forward. I think Europe is going too far in the direction of creating the emblems of statehood state·hood n. The status of being a state, especially of the United States, rather than being a territory or dependency. ." He was echoing comments made by shadow foreign secretary William Hague This article is about the British politician. For the Babylon 5 character see General William Hague. William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and current , who reportedly said that Mr Blair becoming President of Europe would be a "hostile act 1. A hostile act is an attack or other use of force by any civilian, paramilitary, or military force or terrorist(s) (with or without national designation) against the United States, US forces and, in certain circumstances, US nationals, their property, US commercial assets, or ". Mr Blair is under increasing pressure to declare whether he wants the job, and several senior Labour Party figures, including Foreign Secretary David Miliband, are publicly championing him. The role of EU president would be created if the Lisbon Treaty is fully ratified rat·i·fy tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve. . Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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