[Barrie Yates]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

read the lib dem quote lol BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Brown belatedly signs EU treaty

The Liberal Democrats said Mr Brown's absence raised "serious questions". Lib Dem leadership contender and ex-MEP Chris Huhne criticised "inept and peevish behaviour that leaves Gordon Brown's reputation for honest dealing with our EU partners hanging by a thread".

The LibDems only said what everyone in UK already knew - the Sword of Damocles was about to fall.