Barroso urges UK's Brown to become EU team-player

With British media speculating on when Tony Blair will hand over power to finance minister Gordon Brown, Jose Manuel Barroso has advised Mr Brown to become more involved in the European project.

In an interview with UK weekly The Spectator, Mr Barroso argues that Mr Brown will have to learn to stand up for British interests through backing common European goals.

"If I may use the phrase, this is a club - and Britain has a great tradition of clubs. And you cannot go to a beef-eate...