Blair spin doctors told to stifle ‘bad news’ on Europe

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Series Details 21.11.00, p5
Publication Date 21/11/2000
ISSN 0261-3077
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Downing Street has set up a media unit to smother 'bad news stories' from Brussels with the aim of stopping the Eurosceptic press getting bona fide tales which could embarrass Tony Blair. The unit known as the Eurogrid provides Tony Blair's press secretary with advance warning of damaging European Commission and European Parliament decisions which can put Britain in a bad light.

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