WHY WOULD THEY OPPOSE A TORY?:

David Cameron ‘would not oppose’ Blair becoming first president of the EU (Francis Elliott, Philip Webster and David Charter, 6/17/09, Times of London)

David Cameron will give Tony Blair a free run if he tries to become the EU’s first president, The Times has learnt.

The Conservative leader has told senior colleagues that they should do nothing to oppose a Blair candidacy if the Lisbon treaty, which creates the role, is ratified later this year.