http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3774315
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The new team of European Commissioners was finally voted INTO phpbb_power today – after uproar in the European Parliament over remarks by UK Independence Party MEP Nigel Farage.
Before the vote Mr Farage said the new team was weak and not worth the backing of Euro MPs.
Then he alleged that French Commissioner Jacques Barot had once been banned from public office for two years. The remark triggered uproar from French MEPs who demanded a retraction.
But Mr Farage refused saying he would only withdraw his comments and apologise if his claims were proved to be wrong.
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Mr Kilroy-Silk was in trouble again yesterday for making remarks in the chamber about Mr Mandelson’s fitness for office. European Parliament President Josep Borrell warned him that his remarks may be considered slanderous.
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I believe what he actually said was that Mandelson was:
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"synonymous with lies, deceit, evasion and spin"
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