The Tory Party might not know it, but David Cameron is about to take Britain deeper into Europe than ever before. In fact, he plans to move his government to Brussels. Well, at least part of it. Oliver Letwin, who chairs the party’s policy review, confirmed at a think tank conference that if the Tories win the election they will despatch a Treasury minister on permanent EU monitor duties, to keep an eye on all those spendthrifty foreigners spending our cash. The problem is there is no mechanism for such a post. The poor exile, who has not yet been identified, is destined, apparently, to get his feet under a table at the offices of UKREP, the official British representation to the EU. But the staff are all diplomats and civil servants who won’t much like having a ministerial cuckoo in their cosy
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