Blair wrong on CAP, says Ahern

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern bluntly told British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday that he was wrong in his arguments against the Common Agricultural Policy.

As he officially opened Iverk Agricultural Show at Piltown, Co Kilkenny, the Taoiseach said he was annoyed at Mr Blair’s presentation of the issues because it was not factual.

“It is not valid to say that the cost of the CAP absorbs too high an amount of the EU budget and it is an argument made by my good friend and colleague Tony Blair, but I have to say quite frankly he is wrong.”