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Business leaders want rethink of EU membership, poll finds
Business leaders call for EU rethink

Most British business leaders think the burden of EU regulations outweighs the benefits of the single market, a new survey finds. An ICM poll of 1,000 chief executives for Open Europe, a think tank that wants an overhaul of the EU, finds 54 per cent believe red tape outweighs the trade benefits, compared to 35… Read more »

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Peter Mandelson said Gordon Brown never got over losing out on the Labour leadership in 1994
Mandelson: Blair-Brown rift a storm in an eggcup

Arch Blairite Peter Mandelson has said Gordon Brown never got over losing out on leadership of the Labour party in 1994. A “deep breach” opened up between the Brown-Blair camps after the latter was elected party leader, the EU trade commissioner claimed. However, he insisted the prime minister would welcome Mr Brown as future leader…. Read more »