Proceeding contribution from Denis MacShane (Independent (affiliation)) in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya/European Council.
Libya/European Council
I welcome the grip that the Prime Minister has on the situation, after a slightly unhappy start. When I close my eyes, I hear his predecessor but one, 10 years ago, talking about Kosovo and Sierra Leone in similar terms. On Europe, I welcome his metamorphosis into a pragmatic, fairly friendly European. Will he confirm that we will, if called upon, help our oldest ally, Portugal? When Mrs Thatcher brought the rebate back in 1984, agreed to a tripling of the EU budget, and when Labour Eurosceptics questioned her, she said, ““We must help our old friend, Portugal.”” Is the Prime Minister still a Thatcherite?
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- 2010-12
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- Armed conflict Human rights International assistance EU internal trade International cooperation Economic and monetary union EU economic policy Japan Politics and government UN resolutions NATO European Council Earthquakes Libya International Red Cross Military intervention UN Security Council European financial stabilisation mechanism
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