Result seen as big success for the British

THE haggling over Europe’s top jobs ended quietly and quickly last night before the European Union’s 27 leaders even got to the main course of their dinner meeting.

The decision was made a short distance away and a few hours before began when British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met seven fellow Socialist prime ministers.

The result was seen as a spectacular success for the British, who had continued to publicly support former prime minister Tony Blair for the post of president, despite it being widely acknowledged that he would not be acceptable to most countries.