[garinda]

Originally Posted by andrewb

Who has accepted that Conservative party policy will be to get powers back from Europe and to the British people. Not really that surprising.

Would be rather silly to not take advantage of his talents just because of one disagreement. After all this is the chancellor who delivered Labour rock solid economic foundations when they took office. I'd start to get worried if he became Shadow Minister for Europe.

Still seems an odd choice to promote someone to your shadow cabinet who, in your words, is very pro-European, and which the 'vast majority' of the population oppose.