Brown supports Mandelson on Europe

Posted on March 26, 2007
Filed Under Policy |

It seems that Gordon is keen to show his unifying side this week. According to the Sunday Times, Gordon’s going to launch a new document on Thursday, signed by 50 business men, urging for greater European unity on business.

image1.jpgWhat’s interesting about this, is not just that Brown is eurosceptic yet wants to promote greater EU integration on business issues, but the fact that the organisation launching the document is Business for New Europe, a group with close ties to Peter Mandelson (the group’s Chairman Roland Rudd is a close friend of Mandelson). It is, in fact, widely believed that this organisation was set up one year ago to counter the threat Mandelson was facing from the more right wing eurosceptic organisations.

Given Brown and Mandelson’s history and after a weekend in which Mandelson openly attacked Brown and urged Miliband to stand, its surprising Brown’s willing to support them. But I suppose, if the Indys to be believed, Mandelson’s “botched coup” has actually helped Brown’s campaign.

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