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Tue 09 Sep 2009Lib Dems will not back Blair for EU post
FORMER BRITISH prime minister Tony Blair should not be nominated by the United Kingdom for a top European Union post until his knowledge of British involvement in the torture of suspected Islamic terrorists is known, the Liberal Democrats have demanded.
Mr Blair has been mentioned as being interested in becoming the first president of the European Union Council – a post that will be filled if the Lisbon Treaty is brought into force after ratification in Ireland and the Czech Republic.
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