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LISBON TREATY:MOVE OVER Declan Ganley, the No to Lisbon campaign has a new champion in Brussels.

Incoming Socialist Joe Higgins MEP marked his arrival yesterday in typically eloquent fashion, describing the EU summit as an “elaborate charade” and accusing Taoiseach Brian Cowen of “throwing dust in the people’s eyes” by peddling worthless guarantees.