The London leadership of the UK conservatives has stepped up efforts to detach its MEPs from the 'federalist' EPP faction in the European Parliament – but the quest for new partners is proving difficult.
The tories' shadow foreign minister and former party leader William Hague was in Brussels on Tuesday (30 January) for talks with potential partners to form a new, centre-right but anti-EU integration group in the European Parliament.
The visit was part of intense efforts to withd...
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