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Published 11/03/2009 by Sky News

Euro-Pickled

Who's in a bigger pickle now the Czech president has signed the Lisbon Treaty: David Cameron or Tony Blair?

The answer is that the former Prime Minister and the Tory leader who likes to be called the 'heir to Blair' are both in a sticky spot right now. 'President Klaus's rapidly drying signature',...

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Czechs leave Cameron stranded over Lisbon Treaty

Europe's leaders celebrated last night after the Lisbon treaty was finally ratified after two years of delay, paving the way to the creation of a new-look European ... - [11/04/2009 - The Independent]

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• Prague court ruling opens battle for 'plum posts'• Miliband and D'Alema emerge as favourites The treaty designed to transform Europe into a more unified and influential ... - [11/03/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]

David Cameron to shed 'cast iron' pledge on Lis...

• Conservatives abandon plans for referendum on EU agreement• To appease Eurosceptics, leader will set out tough new stanceDavid Cameron will attempt to appease ... - [11/03/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]

David Cameron reneges on Lisbon Treaty vote pledge - [11/02/2009 - Telegraph]

Cameron to axe EU treaty referendum pledge - [11/02/2009 - Times Online]

Cameron admits U-turn on Lisbon - [11/03/2009 - The Independent]

Cameron told not to ditch referendum - [11/03/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]

Conservatives to drop EU referendum pledge: report - [11/03/2009 - AFP via Yahoo!]

Tories 'set to retreat on EU referendum' - [11/03/2009 - London Evening Standard]

Cameron's EU treaty treachery - [11/03/2009 - Comment is free | guardian.co.uk]

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...in which he said: "Today, I will give this cast-iron guarantee. If I become PM a Conservative government will hold a referendum on any EU treaty that emerges from these negotiations. 'No treaty should be ratified without consulting the British people in a referendum.' Now the Cameroons - and the hardline Eurosceptic Hague - are arguing that it's no longer a treaty but European law."

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...might have been. "It's a decision Tony Blair will wish to make himself" the PM's spokesman...

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