Patrica Hewitt: Failed Labour Ministers Live On In The EU
PATRICIA Hewitt, the former Health Secretary, is “on course to become Britain’s first woman Commissioner in Brussels after winning Cabinet backing to succeed Peter Mandelson”.
So reports the Telegraph. Brussels is the home for failed Labour ministers:
EU Commissioner Neil Kinnock - Led Labour in failure for nine years
EU Commissioner Peter Madelson - twice forced to resign from government
Hewitt - of whom gordon Brown is said to have uttered “I have to sit here while she loses me the next election” - seems ideal for the post…
Posted: 16th, February 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Politicians Comments (3) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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February 16th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
She can reserve some seats for Hain and Alexander while she’s there.
February 16th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
well there we are , they can do for Europe now… anyone locked the door?
February 16th, 2008 at 11:24 am
And no one is surprised.