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Thu 07 Jul 2009Rejection of Lisbon would generate 'wrangling' at EU level, says Miliband
REJECTION OF the Lisbon Treaty in the October referendum would generate further “institutional wrangling” at European level and lead to a reduction in the number of commissioners, British foreign secretary David Miliband said in Dublin yesterday.
And in response to a question about Tony Blair’s suitability to become president of the European Council, he said the former prime minister would be an “excellent” choice, but added that the position could not come into existence unless Lisbon was ratified.
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