How Blair plans to resurrect the EU constitution

TIM SHIPMAN
UK Daily Mail
Monday, February 26, 2007

Tony Blair was yesterday accused of preparing to usher in a European Constitution by the back door.

He is expected to sign a declaration of intent next month which will pave the way for elements of the constitution, rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands, to be reintroduced.

Senior Cabinet sources last night warned that the Prime Minister is pushing hard for Brussels to be given a full-time unelected president,who would serve a fiveyear term and speak as the voice of Europe on the world stage.
This would end the current arrangement where each country holds the title on a revolving basis for six months at a time.