Miriam Gonzalez Durantez (Mrs Clegg) on Tusk’s comment…
“Well, that covers the Prime Minister Theresa May and the 494 (!) Members of Parliament who voted in favour of giving the Article 50 notice (even though many were Remainers…clever!!!) Hell is going to be really-really crowded…”
After Dave’s Davos admission yesterday Mrs Clegg crows on Insta:
“In addition to the serious negative economic consequences for young people in the country, the already obvious loss of international influence by the UK is a disaster, not just a mistake. Really hard to understand how come he still does not get it…”
Think it’s Miriam who still doesn’t get it…
Miriam Gonzalez Durantez said “there is nothing in the WTO about regulation”. But she wrote a book on WTO regulation https://t.co/LsWa13ued2 pic.twitter.com/BfnxVK2lHw
— Henry Newman (@HenryNewman) October 13, 2017
“There is nothing in the WTO about regulation,” Miriam Durantez said on the Daily Politics earlier. Which is a slightly curious comment given she wrote a book on WTO regulation called “Regulatory Aspects of the WTO Telecoms Agreements”. To be fair, sounds forgettable.
H/T @henrynewman
Miriam Clegg, who is being used increasingly by TV producers as an ‘expert’ pro-Remain talking head, made some revealing comments on Gibraltar on Mair this morning. She reckons there are “two sides” to the dispute and defended Spain’s apparently “conciliatory tone”. Brave tactic for the wife of Britain’s chief zombie Remainer. The only “two sides” are the right one and the wrong one…
Miriam Durantez Gonzalez, the arch-Europhile aka Mrs Clegg, blasts Cameron’s renegotiation and warns Brussels is not reforming:
“The European Union is crying for reform. Proper reform. Not that Mickey Mouse negotiation that the Prime Minister did. The biggest reform that the EU needs is growth… In my life I have never gone through another moment when I have thought we are in the history books.”
This is the renegotiation Cameron is asking you to vote on – and even Miriam says it’s Mickey Mouse…
While Nick Clegg is tweeting away about why we should all vote to Remain, his wife is cashing in on the prospect of Brexit. Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, a top lawyer and trade expert at Dechert, is offering advice on how companies can respond if we Leave. Under the headline: “BREXIT? Are you prepared?”, her pitch says:
“Companies need to make the most of the little time they have to understand the immediate and long-term regulatory and economic impact that any vote to leave may have on their business… Dechert’s International Trade and EU law team offers not only high quality legal analysis which understands the commercial pressures… Our team also has extensive experience in various parts of the UK Government prior to joining Dechert, including HM Treasury and the Prime Minister’s Office that help to provide a unique perspective”
The extra business will come in handy considering Nick only earns a £9,000 an hour speaking at Goldman Sachs…
