Dithering Brown Blamed for French Eurostar No-Show ; the Londoner's Diary

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THE BIZARRE absence of the French Prime Minister or any senior French politician at last night's re-opening of St Pancras station by the Queen was last night directly blamed on Gordon Brown.

Celebrating the stunning Pounds 800 million link to France should have heralded a major renewal of the Entente Cordial but instead Gordon Brown's dithering and, it seems, even rudeness, persuaded French PM Francois Fillon to cancel his attendance at the party.

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Dithering Brown Blamed for French Eurostar No-Show ; the Londoner's Diary

Until last week, Fillon had planned to join the Queen and Brown at ...

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