Clegg: '˜We can't have a strong economy and a hard Brexit'

FORMER deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is to use his first election campaign speech to warn of the 'economic harm' that consumers will suffer from a hard Brexit after Theresa May was forced to deny claims she is at loggerheads with Brussels

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd May 2017, 05:51 BST

Updated 9th May 2017, 18:58 BST

The Sheffield Hallam MP will accuse the Conservatives of “hurting the very people who need most help” as the typical household will be £500 worse off this year than in 2016, according to analysis from the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

It comes amid reports that European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said Prime Minister Theresa May was from a “different galaxy” on Brexit.

Speaking at an event in London, Mr Clegg is expected to say: “My argument today is simple: Our country cannot thrive without a strong economy.

“We can’t have a strong economy and a hard Brexit.

“Theresa May alone is responsible for pursuing this course.

“It is already hurting the very people who need most help in society.

“So the question in this election is this: Who will hold Theresa May accountable for the economic harm she will inflict on Britain?

“Judging by the reports of