FRIENDS OF BARONESS ASHTON

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Only on The Record Europe!
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Shirin Wheeler reviewed Baroness Ashton's performance at the European parliament last week before conducting a gentle interview with the lady herself.
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That's OK.
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Not so good, however, was the studio discussion that followed between a Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski from the EPP-aligned Civic Platform and German Liberal Alexander Graf Lambsdorff. BOTH are members of a new group called 'Friends of the External Action Service', which aims to support Baroness Ashton and her new office. They want more help for her, for instance (4-6 deputy EU foreign ministers - doubtless on full pay!).
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Who could have thought it sensible - or fair - to discuss such a controversial position with only its keenest supporters? Why no sceptic (Paul Nuttall, for example)? Why not even a cautious supporter?
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