Tony Blair is poised to become the first President of Europe after it was confirmed that French leader Nicolas Sarkozy is determined to help him win the post.A senior aide to President Sarkozy told a private gathering of senior British and French politicians that he is to tell fellow EU leaders that Mr Blair is the only man who can help Europe stand up to the rest of the world.The remark by Alain Minc, a key member of Mr Sarkozy's inner circle, is the second French blow to Gordon Brown's standing in two days, coming after Mr Sarkozy said Mr Brown's decision to combat the recession by cutting VAT was a 'mistake'.' (Read more...)
