ENGLAND – Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has launched a scathing attack on David Cameron’s use of an EU veto, saying the Prime Minister risks turning Britain “into the me of Europe”.
His statement was backed by a several prominent Liberal Democrats who agreed the historic use of the EU veto has put the nation on a path to receiving the same treatment as the politician and part-time Downing Street house sitter.
Mr Clegg warned that Britain could now be left “isolated and marginalised within the European Union like I am within the coalition government.”
Bad for Britain
“I’m bitterly disappointed by the outcome of last week’s summit,” Mr Clegg said on morning television, and was worried that should Britain leave the EU it would be considered as “irrelevant as my continued and inexplicable appearances in parliament.”
The Deputy PM pulled no punches in his assessment of Britain’s weakened position: “After David’s actions, when I look at Britain’s future role in Europe it’s now like looking into a mirror,” admitted Mr Clegg who became increasingly teary over the course of the interview.
“Sometimes my own people won’t look me in the eye,” he said before vowing to “fight tooth and nail to stop this country having to live out the same neverending embarrassment of an existence that I do.”
Mr Clegg also rejected praise from eurosceptics of a “bulldog spirit” shown when vetoing the EU treaty, claiming there is “nothing ‘bulldog’ about being given the same level of deference afforded to a Spice Girl when it comes to political discussion, trust me.”
Out in the cold
It’s reported the Prime Minister did not speak to Nick Clegg during a critical nine-hour period of talks – an example of the dismissive treatment Britain could expect to become the norm with its isolation of the rest of Europe.
Perhaps surprisingly, his comments were echoed by a number of high-ranking conservatives who agreed Britain could not afford the ridicule that would come with the tag “Nick Clegg of Europe”.
“We say some really awful things about Nick,” said Justice Minister Ken Clarke.
“It would be disastrous for the long-term prospects of the nation if Brussels treated us in the same way.”
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