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Friday, 27th November 2009

European Union

Top EU job for unknown peer 'is stitch-up between UK and France' GORDON Brown has been accused of a stitch-up with French president Nicolas Sarkozy over the surprise appointment of Baroness Ashton as the European Union's foreign policy chief.

EU united for once, in opposition to president Blair GORDON Brown's team had been working for weeks on a back-up plan in the likely event that Tony Blair was vetoed for the top job.

Tony Blair out of EU President race after Gordon Brown switches support TONY Blair was out of the running as Europe's new President tonight after Gordon Brown said he was switching his support to another Briton – EU Trade Commissioner Baroness Cathy Ashton.

Blair still in running for top EU job as decision goes down to wire TONY Blair's hopes of being named the new European president are still flickering amid growing signs that EU leaders cannot agree on who should take up the prestigious new post.

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Betting magnate Stuart Wheeler loses EU Referendum fight

Court reins Brown in on EU treaty

'Messy' EU but we'll press on, says Miliband

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