The race is hotting up for Eu High representative. In the Red Corner we have David Miliband, In the Blue Corner we have an argument that the corner should not exist and in the Yellow Corner, Nick Clegg by the looks of this exchange in Parliament.
Nick Clegg: “I congratulate the Prime Minister on what turns out to have been a very cunning plan indeed to block the career aspirations of his predecessor. But does he agree with me that the outcome of the discussions over Tony Blair have only strengthened Britain’s hand in arguing for the position we should have been lobbying for all along in the first place – that of high representative?
The president will be a glorified chairman without his own resources, like an admiral without a navy, while the high representative will have real powers, a general with troops by comparison. So will the Prime Minister now confirm that it is this job we are now aiming for, and will the Prime Minister give us an indication of who he would like to see in that role? We all know that he is pushing for the member for South Shields [David Miliband], but will he also look beyond his party ranks at other good candidates like….”
Other MPs: “Wahey!” (Cue raucous laughter, jeering, general interruption, David Cameron is seen slapping his thighs.)
Nick Clegg: “No no no no. No no. That’s for another day… like, like Lord Patten who I’m sure is welcome on these benches, or indeed Lord Ashdown.”
