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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Michael Howard would make an excellent EU Commissioner.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/columnists/politics/9259991/for-eu-commissioner-cameron-needs-a-eurosceptic-nick-clegg-but-would-the-real-nick-clegg-accept-one/
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