politics.co.uk podcast: The coalition's EU divide
Friday, 16 December 2011 1:18 PM
Tory eurosceptics and pro-EU Liberal Democrats are at loggerheads over how to approach the European issue after David Cameron's veto in Brussels.
There's much uncertainty in the months to come, but both sides of the divide within the coalition are plotting their tactics as they try to make the most of the situation.
Alex Stevenson speaks to arch-eurosceptic John Baron about why he wants a fundamental recalibration of Britain's relationship with Europe – and Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood, co-chair of his party's backbench committee on foreign policy, about his plans to marginalise Baron and his allies in the debate to come.
This week's podcast also features an interview with Baroness Massey, who has links to the National Secular Society, about her views on the politics of Christmas.
And those who keep listening might just be rewarded with a Christmas Easter egg (if that isn't a contradiction) from this week's PMQs…
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