European Affairs

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:42 pm on 14 December 2005.

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Photo of Jack Straw Jack Straw Foreign Secretary 12:42, 14 December 2005

I have just explained what I think. The hon. Gentleman knows what I think anyway, so I am not entirely sure why he asked the question. Chancellor Merkel is the new leader of the centre right party in Germany, just as there is a new leader of the British Conservative party which, apparently, is a centre right party, although I shall come to that later. New leaders say new and interesting things, and perhaps it would be appropriate to have a period of reflection to consider them.