Gordon Brown
A week before the G20 summit in London gets underway, Gordon Brown gave his most pro-European speech yet to MEPs at the second Strasbourg plenary session of the month. “Today we enjoy a Europe of peace and unity which will truly rank among the finest of human achievements and which is today a beacon of hope for the whole world,” he declared. “Britain today is a country not in Europe’s slipstream but firmly in its mainstream”. The Prime Minister added that it was crucial, in the current testing conditions, to work together at EU level, so Europe can take the lead in finding solutions to the global economic crisis at the G20 summit.
Speaking after Gordon Brown sat down, Gary Titley said: “It means a lot to hear our Prime Minister endorse the work we do here so enthusiastically. His speech made it clear that standing on the sidelines or trying to go it alone will not do anyone any good. It’s a clear message to the eurosceptic Tories: if you say you are serious about tackling the economic crisis or climate change, then you’ve got to be serious about Europe too.”
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