I could not have been the leader of a group in the European Parliament without the full and active support of my British colleagues. The Liberal Democrats were the largest component in our group under the European Parliament's system and had the right to call the prospect of the Parliament's presidency for themselves, but they were prepared to share that with an Irishman. I could not be President of the European Parliament if, among others, colleagues from the United Kingdom had not voted for me. I make the point because it is a different thing, a change of context, a change of opportunity.