The citizens of the EU have now for the first time seen what amounts to a manifesto from the potential EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen.
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Just a couple of weeks ago almost no-one outside of Germany had heard of Ursula von der Leyen or knew what she stood for.
But she is now poised to be elected to take the place of Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the EU Commission.
We suddenly find ourselves having her forced on us by the EU Council, despite the EU Parliament political parties having gone through the Spitzenkandidaten lead candidates process.
No-one knew what she would be aiming to do if she became the most powerful person in the EU and her so-called 'selection' was conducted in secret.
Compare that to the level of scrutiny that both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are under during their jousting for the keys to Number Ten.
No, the only thing that stands between her and the Presidency of the EU Commission is a vote by MEPs in the EU Parliament tonight, where hers is the one and only name on the ballot paper.
And this morning she gave a speech to MEPs laying out her plans to them for the first time.
And be in no doubt, if she is accepted by a majority of MEPs tonight, then that speech is the EU manifesto over the next five years.
And her first move will be to effectively tell EU member states who their Commissioners will be.
Now, I fully support gender equality, but by insisting that member states must put forward candidates based on gender and not ability as decided by the government of..
