Nick Clegg has been reminded of his tuition fees betrayal moments after he begged MPs to vote against Brexit to “protect” the future of young people.
The former deputy prime minister was knocked down a peg or two moments after he claimed Britain’s youth were being ‘betrayed’ by the Government as it forges ahead with plans to quit the EU.
He argued the “people who matter the most” were being ignored during the start of a two-day debate on the Article 50 bill.
But, as he ended his desperate ten minute diatribe to ignore the will of the British people, the Lib Dem was reminded of a campaign promise he failed to keep during his time in the coalition.
In 2012, the then Deputy Prime Minister was forced to issue a grovelling apology for lying, failing to keep his promise and oppose hikes in university fees.
Taking his seat and sitting smugly, hoping the broken pledge would go unnoticed, Mr Clegg was quickly pulled-up on the glaring issue of Lib Dem hypocrisy.
Speaking after the Lib Dem in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Cheryl Gillan was quick to slap him down in front of fellow politicians.
The MP for Chesham and Amersham said:
“I rise proudly on this side on this of the house, where I remind him that our mandate of ‘Brexit means Brexit’. It’s a mandate we are standing by.
“I remind him there was once a mandate that a politician stood on saying ‘no tuition fees’”.
The observation was appreciated by some MPs inside in the Chamber, who are all too aware of how lies and hypocrisy work in politics.
The betrayal of a whole generation over tuition fees has plagued Mr Clegg ever since he failed to fulfill yet another election pledge – something that is rife within the world of politics. As a result of such lies the Liberal Dems lost 49 of their 57 seats at the last General Election.
“Perhaps British politicians can learn something from President Trump: Sticking to your election pledges is very popular and is a refreshing change to see it happening.
“If only Mr Clegg had stuck to his pledge, he would not now be the laughing stock, labeled as another political hypocrite and constantly ridiculed for telling a pack of lies.
“The British National Party would scrap tuition fees, as we see them as nothing other than an attempt by Government to saddle our best and brightest with a lifetime of debt, almost guaranteeing that they will never be able to escape the trap and afford a home of their own.
“Our young people should be rewarded for their efforts, not penalised,” commented British National Party Chairman, Adam Walker.
This attack on Mr Clegg came as politicians have been debating the Article 50 bill.
Brexit Secretary David Davis challenged MPs on whether they “trust the people or not” as he kicked off talks on the second reading of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.
Beginning the proceedings, Mr Davis commented:
“It is not a Bill about whether or not the UK should leave the EU, or indeed how it should do so.”
“It is simply about Parliament empowering the Government to implement a decision already made, a point of no return already passed.
“We asked the people of the UK if they wanted to leave the EU; they decided they did.
“So at the core of this Bill lies a very simple question: do we trust the people or not?”
The British National Party suggest that the answer to that question from the vast majority of the political elite is a resounding ‘NO’.
We must therefore keep up the pressure to invoke the will of the people and keep pushing for a hard Brexit.
The BNP has campaigned to leave the EU since 1982 and over that period we have been instrumental in harnessing the anti EU sentiment that has always been part of the British mindset despite the attempts to persuade us otherwise.
