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Euro Edition: Morning Papers

Aired October 29, 2003 - 05:45   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time now, though, to check on what is making headlines overseas in this morning's 'Euro Edition.' Let's head live to London and Becky Anderson.
Good morning -- Becky.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A very good morning to you.

Suggested just before the break, there may be trouble brewing for Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister. Well there would be if there was any effective opposition in the U.K. And today, the Conservative Party have decided that they are going to do something about that, or they hope they are, because there's a vote of confidence in the leader of the party at present, a man called Mr. Iain Duncan Smith. If he doesn't win that vote of confidence, then there will be a new leader of the Conservative Party.

Now "The Sun" today, adios, IDS. They say he's not going to win, these Torys will boot him out at 7:00 p.m. tonight. Now let's just remember that this is a party that was run or led by Winston Churchill, a party that was led until 1990 by Margaret Thatcher as well. They've had three party leaders since that time. And "The Sun" newspaper today saying this, to lose one leader is a misfortune, they say, to lose two is careless, to lose four is absolutely suicidal. They say they must unite without delay and concentrate on attacking the government.

Well we don't know who will be the new leader of the Conservative Party, it could be Iain Duncan Smith, of course. We'll find out later on today. But as I say, a vote of confidence and D-Day for Mr. Duncan Smith. A Tory leader fights to the bitter end, but allies fear humiliation in today's vote of confidence. That story all over the front pages today.

It's a bit of a domestic story, but we have got to understand, I mean the big picture here is that there is no effective opposition in the U.K., as I suggested, at present. And when you've got -- with polls suggesting some 67 percent of dissolution and distrust in Britain's Tony Blair at present, many people will say the Conservative Party have got to shake themselves up and really find this effective leader who can go all out to attack the government on its policies at present.

The other...

COSTELLO: You know it is just -- it's just amazing, Becky,...

ANDERSON: Go on.

COSTELLO: ... how much British politics reflect American politics. Because you could say -- you could say kind of the same thing about the Democrats and the Republicans here. It's pretty amazing.

ANDERSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: We want to get to those controversial pictures now, though.

ANDERSON: It's over here -- I mean (ph) -- there you go. Yes, I'm sure you've all heard of the Turner Prize. This is a prize for British contemporary art. It's been going for some time, and it's always a fairly shocking display of contemporary young British artists' work in the U.K. We've got the finalists for the Turner Prize, which will be announced on December the 7th, and they go something like this.

COSTELLO: What is that?

ANDERSON: This is the Chapman brothers. Well let me tell you what this is. I couldn't have told you before I read the slug on this, which says it's "Sex" apparently, not sex like I would ever have suggested it might be, but anyway, "Sex" by the brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman.

COSTELLO: It's what, I'm sorry, I missed it?

ANDERSON: It comes from to say (ph) maggots and other insects -- yes, yes, well I think you'll have to use your imagination core (ph) "Sex."

COSTELLO: So it's maggots and other insects and its called "Sex?"

ANDERSON: It's maggots and other insects crawling through bodies, hanging from trees. And I'm sorry, I can't explain it any better than that, and that's the "Daily Telegraph's" description today. It's all about sex, fear, decay, the inevitability of death. So the paper says no change there then.

There are a number of exhibits. There's one with a couple of people in a fairly sort of sexual -- sexually active posture. Two blow-up dolls lying on a lie (ph). I mean that's -- you know that's British art for you, what can I say.

COSTELLO: It's so uplifting, too.

ANDERSON: If you are visiting England anytime -- yes, to the British taste or Britain's taste, I mean it's -- these exhibitions, of course, are there until December the 7th when the Turner Prize will be announced. That will be nice (ph).

COSTELLO: Well I'm sure there will be hordes of people going to Britain to see that. Thank you, Becky Anderson, we appreciate it, as we do each and every morning.

ANDERSON: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Yes. OK.

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Aired October 29, 2003 - 05:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time now, though, to check on what is making headlines overseas in this morning's 'Euro Edition.' Let's head live to London and Becky Anderson.
Good morning -- Becky.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A very good morning to you.

Suggested just before the break, there may be trouble brewing for Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister. Well there would be if there was any effective opposition in the U.K. And today, the Conservative Party have decided that they are going to do something about that, or they hope they are, because there's a vote of confidence in the leader of the party at present, a man called Mr. Iain Duncan Smith. If he doesn't win that vote of confidence, then there will be a new leader of the Conservative Party.

Now "The Sun" today, adios, IDS. They say he's not going to win, these Torys will boot him out at 7:00 p.m. tonight. Now let's just remember that this is a party that was run or led by Winston Churchill, a party that was led until 1990 by Margaret Thatcher as well. They've had three party leaders since that time. And "The Sun" newspaper today saying this, to lose one leader is a misfortune, they say, to lose two is careless, to lose four is absolutely suicidal. They say they must unite without delay and concentrate on attacking the government.

Well we don't know who will be the new leader of the Conservative Party, it could be Iain Duncan Smith, of course. We'll find out later on today. But as I say, a vote of confidence and D-Day for Mr. Duncan Smith. A Tory leader fights to the bitter end, but allies fear humiliation in today's vote of confidence. That story all over the front pages today.

It's a bit of a domestic story, but we have got to understand, I mean the big picture here is that there is no effective opposition in the U.K., as I suggested, at present. And when you've got -- with polls suggesting some 67 percent of dissolution and distrust in Britain's Tony Blair at present, many people will say the Conservative Party have got to shake themselves up and really find this effective leader who can go all out to attack the government on its policies at present.

The other...

COSTELLO: You know it is just -- it's just amazing, Becky,...

ANDERSON: Go on.

COSTELLO: ... how much British politics reflect American politics. Because you could say -- you could say kind of the same thing about the Democrats and the Republicans here. It's pretty amazing.

ANDERSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: We want to get to those controversial pictures now, though.

ANDERSON: It's over here -- I mean (ph) -- there you go. Yes, I'm sure you've all heard of the Turner Prize. This is a prize for British contemporary art. It's been going for some time, and it's always a fairly shocking display of contemporary young British artists' work in the U.K. We've got the finalists for the Turner Prize, which will be announced on December the 7th, and they go something like this.

COSTELLO: What is that?

ANDERSON: This is the Chapman brothers. Well let me tell you what this is. I couldn't have told you before I read the slug on this, which says it's "Sex" apparently, not sex like I would ever have suggested it might be, but anyway, "Sex" by the brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman.

COSTELLO: It's what, I'm sorry, I missed it?

ANDERSON: It comes from to say (ph) maggots and other insects -- yes, yes, well I think you'll have to use your imagination core (ph) "Sex."

COSTELLO: So it's maggots and other insects and its called "Sex?"

ANDERSON: It's maggots and other insects crawling through bodies, hanging from trees. And I'm sorry, I can't explain it any better than that, and that's the "Daily Telegraph's" description today. It's all about sex, fear, decay, the inevitability of death. So the paper says no change there then.

There are a number of exhibits. There's one with a couple of people in a fairly sort of sexual -- sexually active posture. Two blow-up dolls lying on a lie (ph). I mean that's -- you know that's British art for you, what can I say.

COSTELLO: It's so uplifting, too.

ANDERSON: If you are visiting England anytime -- yes, to the British taste or Britain's taste, I mean it's -- these exhibitions, of course, are there until December the 7th when the Turner Prize will be announced. That will be nice (ph).

COSTELLO: Well I'm sure there will be hordes of people going to Britain to see that. Thank you, Becky Anderson, we appreciate it, as we do each and every morning.

ANDERSON: (UNINTELLIGIBLE). Yes. OK.

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