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Cathy throws in the towel

(BRUSSELS2/Super exclusive) Why wasn't Cathy Ashton in the family photo at the London summit? We must resolve to give the explanation. B2 promised to keep the matter as low-key as possible. But we have a hard time keeping quiet. The High Representative was, in fact, with David Cameron for a small "explanation", face to face. Does the British commissioner represent the interests of the Kingdom well? That's the question. Between the two, the tone rose. It is a habit. The High Representative, exasperated by the attitude of the British Prime Minister, reproached him pell-mell for not having supported him in the face of Sarkozy at the European summit in March and then for not wanting to renew his Eurostar season ticket and allegedly threatened to return to sit at the House of Lords. Clearly, she has resigned from the post of commissioner. "Chiche" would have answered David (my source is not very sure about the word used: it could be London slang). It now remains to find a replacement. If you know someone let us know, please write: 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA You can try posting a tweet to William Hague (@WilliamJHague), he will pass the message (*).

Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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