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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8472

29 May 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention
Draft Constitution seen as victory by Labour supporters in UK, and as surrender by Conservatives

Brussels, 28/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - Hailed as a victory by Tony Blair's Labour government, condemned as a disaster for British sovereignty by the Conservatives: the draft Constitutional Treaty presented by the Presidium of the Convention this week has drawn contradictory reactions from the British Press. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said in Wednesday's The Times that "we have good reason to be confident. There has never been a better chance for Britain to shape Europe". The draft...

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