It was Blair that gave up chunks of the Thatcher Rebate.....FOOL
From the Guardian.... Blair clinches deal with offer of big rebate cut
· PM gives £1bn extra at Brussels summit
· Pact channels billions to new EU members in east
Saturday 17 December 2005 02.34 GMT
First published on Saturday 17 December 2005 02.34 GMT
Tony Blair last night brokered an agreement on the EU budget which will see Britain give up £7bn of the rebate negotiated by Margaret Thatcher more than 20 years ago as part of a broad deal to pay the bill for Europe's enlargement to the east.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/17/eu.world