[The Foreign Secretary explains the Napoleon prize.]
MMartin
Yes, it's a NATO award given once every five years: gold medal, big ceremony in Brussels, £100 000. The PM's the front runner this time. It's for the statesman who's made the biggest contribution to European unity.
Since Napoleon. That is if you don't count Hitler.
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