Sentences with phrase «committed europhile»

As a former MEP and a one - time Brussels - based lobbyist who can speak Spanish, German and Dutch, Clegg has long been a committed Europhile.

He is a committed Europhile, perhaps the only member of the Cabinet able to recite the French national anthem from the top of his head....

Clegg, who is a committed europhile, warned that pulling out of EU justice measures would hit anti-terrorism and crime efforts, despite expectations that Cameron will highlight problems with the European arrest warrant.

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Corbyn is resisting pressure from europhiles in the party, who want him to commit Labour to keeping the UK permanently in the European single market and customs union after Brexit.

The leader of the opposition quoted the renowned europhile, Michael Heseltine, on the matter: «To commit to a referendum about a negotiation that hasn't begun, on a timescale you can not predict, on an outcome that's unknown, where Britain's appeal as an inward investment market would be the centre of the debate, seems to me like an unnecessary gamble.»