by alexhilton on Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 10:00:23 PM GMT
by Andrea on Thu Jul 13, 2006 at 10:06:25 PM GMT
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by snowflake5 on Fri Jul 14, 2006 at 01:24:56 AM GMT
Because the timetable is determined by the Czechs - which is a joke when you consider the relative status of the UK and the Czech Republic. They probably don't believe Cameron will be prime minister, else they wouldn't be dictating to him like this.
It's a sharp contrast with how Blair was received in all the capitals of Europe and America before he became PM - everyone wanted to get into his good books. And if you go back further to Mrs Thatcher, before she became PM, she too was received everwhere with full honours - she even addressed the party conference of the German CDU, as well as going to Washington, Beijing and New Delhi.
