‘British culture is more European than the British may like to admit’ . There is no better symbol of European culture than Beethoven’s . , the glorious choral finale of the Ninth... . ..…

Manfred Weber, who heads the center-right European People’s Party bloc, said in Strasbourg that “there is no proposal from the British side on the table.” . . . ..…

Continental police systems are marvelous, really. You have absolute control over here.'   Then his British pride spoke, deprecatingly, as it always speaks. 'We could never do anything like this in London, don't you know. ..…

However Downing Street lectern has objected to 'this new lectern moving in, and now Conservative party is splitting over the issue of British or European lecterns. ..…