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Clegg warns of ‘megaphone diplomacy’ over BP oil spill

By politics.co.uk staff The deputy prime minister has warned against “megaphone diplomacy”, as the US and UK governments make concerted attempts to ensure the oil spill catastrophe did not affect bilateral relations. “I’m not going to start intervening in a debate which clearly risks descending into megaphone diplomacy,” Mr Clegg said during a visit to… Read more »

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US president Barack Obama visiting the spill.
BP oil spill

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has threatened to turn into a geopolitical spat, with British politicians increasingly irritated by President Obama’s tough rhetoric. The US president, under pressure from domestic critics about his handling of the crisis, has resorted to berating BP in ever more vigorous tones. He has also started calling… Read more »