Pierre Lellouche, the French Europe minister who sparked a diplomatic storm by accusing the Tories of adopting an "autistic" approach to Europe, last night attempted to mend bridges with the Conservatives.
“Mum, I'm going out camping.” With those words - modest, humorous, self-deprecating - Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid used to let his mother know he was going off to do one of the most dangerous jobs in the Army, the job that finally killed him.