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6/7/06

Conservatives strive to bridge divide on Europe

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports

"Conservatives strive to bridge divide on Europe

· Tory government 'would be strong player in EU'
· Hague calls for new political dynamism

Will Woodward, chief political correspondent
Wednesday June 7, 2006
The Guardian

David Cameron's leadership will today acknowledge that a future Conservative government must be a 'strong player' in the EU, with a speech marking its first serious effort to tackle an issue that has riven the party for two decades.

William Hague, the shadow foreign secretary, will attempt to silence the party arguments by saying that working inside the European Union, albeit a radically reformed one, is the way forward."

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