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| Mitt Romney puts Tony Blair at the heart of 'grip and grin' charm offensive | Mitt Romney puts Tony Blair at the heart of 'grip and grin' charm offensive |
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| Tony Blair will be the star attraction for Mitt Romney in London when the US Republican presidential election nominee embarks on a series of "grip and grin" meetings to burnish his diplomatic credentials. | Tony Blair will be the star attraction for Mitt Romney in London when the US Republican presidential election nominee embarks on a series of "grip and grin" meetings to burnish his diplomatic credentials. |
| The former prime minister, who still enjoys a high profile in the US, is expected to be the first senior British politician to meet Romney on Thursday. | The former prime minister, who still enjoys a high profile in the US, is expected to be the first senior British politician to meet Romney on Thursday. |
| Romney's 15-strong "advance team" has arranged separate meetings with political leaders to ensure he has a portfolio of pictures for his campaign. He will hold separate talksDavid Cameron, George Osborne, Nick Clegg, William Hague and Ed Miliband. | Romney's 15-strong "advance team" has arranged separate meetings with political leaders to ensure he has a portfolio of pictures for his campaign. He will hold separate talksDavid Cameron, George Osborne, Nick Clegg, William Hague and Ed Miliband. |
| Cameron, who faced criticism for failing to meet François Hollande during the French presidential election, will offer Romney the warmest treatment protocol permits: Romney will be allowed to enter No 10 through the front door and Cameron will be waiting inside to greet him. Once through the door, Romney will be greeted warmly by Cameron. Their handshake will be filmed and photographed as Cameron reaches out to Romney, who expressed irritation with the red-carpet treatment enjoyed by Cameron on the White House lawn in March. | Cameron, who faced criticism for failing to meet François Hollande during the French presidential election, will offer Romney the warmest treatment protocol permits: Romney will be allowed to enter No 10 through the front door and Cameron will be waiting inside to greet him. Once through the door, Romney will be greeted warmly by Cameron. Their handshake will be filmed and photographed as Cameron reaches out to Romney, who expressed irritation with the red-carpet treatment enjoyed by Cameron on the White House lawn in March. |
| A No 10 source said: "It will be the full works in as much as protocol allows. So he will come through the front door for his meeting with the PM. He is also seeing George Osborne, William Hague and Nick Clegg. We want to make him feel very welcome." | A No 10 source said: "It will be the full works in as much as protocol allows. So he will come through the front door for his meeting with the PM. He is also seeing George Osborne, William Hague and Nick Clegg. We want to make him feel very welcome." |
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