TIMESONLINE: TONY Blair has landed Gordon Brown with a dilemma over Europe’s expanding role in foreign affairs after the European Union summit that ended yesterday.
While Blair left Brussels insisting he had preserved Britain’s control over its foreign policy, the small print of the treaty prepares the way for a powerful new EU diplomatic service with ambassadors worldwide.
They will report to a “high representative” who will be vice-president of the European commission and will chair meetings of EU foreign ministers. Anger over Blair's EU ‘sell-out’ (more) By sabel Oakeshott and Nicola Smith in Brussels
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