Sarkozy and Zapatero Form New Alliance and Call for a “Single Legal Personality” for Europe!

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THE TELEGRAPH: The Government was in chaos over the European constitution last night as a damaging rift opened between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown over whether a referendum may be necessary to approve plans to hand more power to Brussels.

Only two days before a crucial summit that will decide whether the EU takes greater control over British policy on justice, policing and foreign affairs, open disagreement over tactics broke out at the very top of government.

Last night the Tories said the rights of the British people to be governed by their own Parliament were being put at risk by "confusion" and "bad feeling" caused by the long drawn out handover of power from Mr Blair to Mr Brown.

Mr Blair's problems mounted further when President Nicolas Sarkozy of France dashed hopes of a new Anglo-French accord over the constitution and instead joined Spain to demand a massive extension of EU powers. EU reform chaos as Blair and Brown disagree (more) By Toby Helm and Bruno Waterfield

Mark Alexander