但尽管托尼·布莱尔曾经宣布他会把英国变成"欧洲的中心 " ， 但仍然发自内心地反对深层次融合，阻止在税收、外交和欧盟预算等"红线区域"内对英国主权的新一轮侵蚀。
But, despite Tony Blair's one-time declaration that he would take Britain "into the heart of Europe," he remains viscerally opposed to the prospect of further integration, and he will resist any new encroachment on British sovereignty in his "red line" areas of tax, foreign policy, and EU budget finance.