Nick Clegg attacks Cameron's EU treaty veto as bad for jobs and families
Christopher Hope
He issued an angry condemnation of the Prime Minister, saying his refusal to take part in the deal designed to save the eurozone was bad for Britain and would damage jobs and families.
The Deputy Prime Minister's outburst in which he said he was bitterly disappointed at the result of last week's summit laid bare the simmering tensions within the Coalition over Europe.
On Friday morning the Liberal Democrat leader had declared himself supportive of Mr Cameron's unexpected decision to veto the treaty because of concerns that it would damage the City. But after two days of Eurosceptic jubilation at the move, Mr Clegg felt unable to resist calls from within his party for him to denounce it.
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