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Fraser Nelson's week in politics: Asylum issue presents political flashpoints for Tony Blair
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AS TONY Blair gives another lack-of-progress report from another
European Union summit today, a depressing thought will be at the back
of his mind. The asylum nightmare, which dogged the Seville talks,
has followed him home.
Asylum has become the unwelcome guest of his second term,
presenting a whole subset of political flashpoints. Two are due today
and a third tomorrow.
First, Mr Blair has the uncomfortable task of moulding the
recycled promises of Seville into a victory. They fall way short of
his plan to use the EU's "economic and financial clout" so that
developing countries stop bogus ...
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