Labour conference: Blank sheets of paper are all the rage on EU policy

It’s no secret that the Conservative party is in a bit of a pickle about Europe at the moment, and Douglas Alexander quite wisely chose to exploit the ravine that is ever growing between eurosceptic backbenchers and the Prime Minister in his speech this morning. But where does Labour stand? Well, that’s still not entirely clear. This is what the shadow foreign secretary said about the Tories and Europe this morning:

‘Just two years into Government and that’s David Cameron in a nutshell: out of touch at home; out of his depth abroad. But what’s the Conservatives’ strategy for the EU? Nothing, it’s a blank page. What’s the Conservatives’ strategy for the G20? Nothing, it’s a blank page. What’s the Conservatives’ strategy for the WTO? Nothing, it’s a blank page. What’s the Conservatives’ strategy for NATO? Nothing, it’s a blank page. The Conservatives don’t seem to understand that we are stronger and safer when we cooperate and collaborate with international partners.