s deputy prime minister nick clegg hits back at french criticism of the u.k. economy after the latest attack from their finance minister. accused of leaking classified documents to the website wikileaks, the american soldier bradley manning makes his first appearance in a military court. european police break a pita file ring ay stretching across 22 -- a ped feel ring across 2 countries. coming up a little later, the supreme court in the democratic republic of congo confirms joseph cabill oovings as the winner of last month's disputed election. japanese engineers is the nuclear plant is stable. hello, welcome once again. with the middle zone in the middle of a financial crisis, nick clegg has told the french prime minister that recent remarks about the british economy about his government are unacceptable, and that he should calm the rhetoric. french officials have been arguing that their country is in better economic shape than britain. here's gavin hewitt. >> for a second day, senior french ministers have been criticizing britain and its economy. it has now

you get tensions. >> reporter: like every couple, clegg and cameron don't agree on everything. just because they've had a big row doesn't mean this political marriage is over yet. dan rivers, cnn london. >> perhaps just the honeymoon is over. as we near the end of 2011, world equities are recording their final moves. on the whole they've been falling as news of europe gets worse and worse. gold is in value. ramy inocencio, our asia business analyst looks at gold's performance. obviously it's seen as a safe raven, ramy. it also seems to be quite volatile, too. >> definitely, andrew. gold has been on a steep tear hitting record high after record high. the current record was reached in about late august, august 22nd when it traded above $1910 per ounce. it's since fallen from there, trading at about $1,652. but this year-to-date rise we're seeing is still a whopping 16% gain. if we compare that to the performance of equities, you might wish you put your money in gold, too. the hang sang here in hong kong, it's toolly fallen nearly 20%. compare this to germany's xetra dax which is

nick clegg would say that if he had been in charge things that would have been different apparently he would have supported the fiscal union or do you really think the british people would like to see brussels overseeing the country's budget policies no of course of the course they wouldn't of course nick clegg is used to saying things because he never had any chance of getting into power but through this shoddy coalition he's got more power than he ever should have and if you're showing himself up after wonder when he looks in the mirror whether he's as embarrassed as we are when we listen to him clearly the british people do not want fiscal union clearly david cameron went to brussels trying to stop fiscal union and to stop the kind of. the destruction of the london banking sector he didn't get what he wanted so he decided to walk out of those discussions and some people say he was a bulldog rather than the poodle but i think now he has to go even further and asked to give the british people for and i'm on the subject we want less integration not more integration and certainly now we

but nick clegg says that he is bitterly disappointed. the democrats are said to bitterly cat -- criticized britain. senior leaders are trying to maintain calm. >> the public, particularly the business community, in which we want to continue investing, are not interested in these tribal arguments. " we badly need is complete reassurance that we are -- what we badly need is complete reassurance that we are completely committed. >> presidents are cozy of france has told the newspaper that the legal aspects of last friday's deal will be worked out in the next 16 days. in the meantime, french socialists have accused him of bowling to pressure from germany. >> if i am a elected president, i will renegotiate this deal to include what is here today. efficiency in the markets. let's hope we are not downgraded before then. >> in brussels, the new european tree is better than first seemed. >> one would have preferred a treaty of 27. but policy-wise, this tree is bold and effective, as well as legally -- this treaty is bold and effective, as well as

nick clegg was noticeably absent from the chamber. there was fierce criticism from opposition labour leaders, who accused cameron of coming back with a bad deal for britain. >> this prime minister left britain alone without allies and influence. it is bad for business. it is bad for jobs. it is bad for britain. >> opinion polls show overwhelming public support for his actions. the prime minister was unrepentant, saying that he had acted solely in the national interests. >> we spoke earlier with our london correspondent. we asked him what impression the prime minister made during his speech. >> david cameron gave quite an assured performance. he brushed away most of the criticism, the heavy criticism that came from the opposition. he reiterated time and again that he had just acted in defense of the british national interest. he also showed a fighting spirit toward brussels, berlin, and paris. he said that britain might look very carefully at the actions of the newly created group of 26. and he said that he might block any kind of acti

an education to get a decent education in britain and actually behind the scenes all the time nick clegg and the liberal party had done a deal with the conservative party that they were actually going to increase tuition fees so no wonder young people actually feel betrayed many of them voted for the liberal democrat party in the first time they were ever allowed to vote here in britain and actually found a deal or been done behind their backs now these youngsters are not stupid they can see when you've got a crooked corrupt and rotten political class and it's about what i would call kind of checkerboard politics where you've got all the three main political parties have something going for them however small tiny on a large majority of what i was political parties are doing it why don't you hear from barry. so you're not so you can hear me i don't want to thank you because we have our special new year's coverage and we're getting closer to midnight here in moscow tony goldwyn leibert. a lot on the line from bristol oh ok. december in moscow usually sees the streets filled with snow but

nick clegg has attacked the prime minister's veto of the european treaty. are these wounds that can be healed? skeptics are celebrating, meanwhile, in a lively debate. the leader of the u.k. independent party said that britain should end years -- said that europe should end years of bowling to britain. >> when a british prime minister goes to a summit with a modest proposal to protect a uniquely important provision mystery, a snarling presidents are cozy -- president nicolas sarkozy tells him where to go. we find ourselves without a friend in the room. >> the leader of the group condemned the decision. >> david cameron will come to the same conclusion. he made the blunder of a lifetime. if he really wanted to obtain additional guarantees, he needs to be at the negotiation table. >> the leader of the conservative reform group backed up the prime minister, saying that he's was simply defending his country. interests. in the same way, like mr. starr cozy -- like mr. nicolas sarkozy. they pretended that they were speaking on behalf of europe, but they were spea

their leader, nick clegg, had applauded cameron on friday. by sunday, he'd changed his stance. >> well, i am bitterly disappointed by the outcome of last week's summit, precisely because i think there is now a real danger that over time the united kingdom will be isolated and marginalised within the european union. i don't think that is good for jobs, in the city or elsewhere. >> brown: back in brussels, a top e.u. official, olli rehn, echoed the concerns expressed by clegg and other european leaders. >> we want britain at the center of europe and not on the sidelines. >> brown: the subject also came up today in washington, as secretary of state hillary clinton met with british foreign secretary william hague. >> our concern hasn't been over the position that the u.k. has taken. it's whether the decisions made by other members of e.u. will work. >> brown: a short time after that meeting, we sat down with foreign secretary hague for an interview. foreign secretary hague, welcome. >> thank you. >> brown: quoting your coalition partner, he says

conservative party on the right wing euro are calling him a hero, but the deputy prime minister, nick clegg, believes a veto is bad for britain. other members say they're also taking stock of friday's agreement n. france, the opposition socialist candidate for the french presidency says if he was elected next year, he would seek to renegotiate the deal. let's get more on all this. joining me now is our correspondent, naomi grimley, who's at westminster, and hugh schofield in paris. is this a credible line? is it a popular line? how many people in france are happy with the deal that sarkozy has done? >> i think we should be careful what he's saying has got nothing to do with the british argument. he's coming from a different perspective altogether, the leader of the socialists. he's saying that what's happened is tying france's ability to sort of spend its way out of the crisis, like many on the left, he believes in the solution to all of this, and he thinks that the austerity that's being dug into european institutions by friday's deal will tie the hands of future government and basically i

welcome from his conservative party but their decision deeply disappointed deputy prime minister nick clegg later on monday cameron was trying to defend his actions in parliament john gone from the vote the u.k. out of the e.u. campaign supporter but has doubts over how the e.u. is going to work with this division in place. i think he was right to stand up to the germans and engage right to stand up to a little but the bottom line is the facts are we are now more isolated than ever we're still be paying fifty one million pounds a day into the but now i have no influence over what so ever clearly the british people do not want fiscal review and clearly david cameron went to brussels trying to stop fiscal union and to stop the current of. the destruction of the banking sector he didn't get what he wanted so he decided to walk out of those discussions and some people say he was a bulldog rather on the political but i think now he has to go even further and asked to give the british people a friend on the subject we want less integration not more integration and certainly now we've got this fis

welcome from his conservative party but the decision deeply disappointed deputy prime minister nick clegg later on monday cameron was trying to defend his actions in parliament international consultant and author adrian is on the side of the prime minister believing the loss of sovereignty the e.u. deal entails will prove to be too much for some. in this particular instance i would tend to favor the british position here because britain from the very beginning understood and we still understand far better than the european colleagues the importance of national sovereignty and the importance of having a summer in currency and what europe is now suffering many of the countries especially the smaller ones is a problem of sovereignty we will probably start seeing the euro very soon because of thing that people are realizing that the euro is a little bit like a procrustean bed bed which is one size must fit all in greek mythology course trees had made a bit he said anybody who was short of it he would stretch them out breaking bones and soon was until he would fit and if you were taller than h

welcome from his conservative party but the decision deeply disappointed deputy prime minister nick clegg cameron is now defending his actions in parliament at the moment there in london well for more on this i'm joined by gerard lines he's chief economist at standard chartered bank joining us from the city of london now when david cameron set off for the summit he said he was going to protect the likes of you there in the city of london from the proposed regulations in what way was the city under threat. there was quite make trade to pick a sphere probably ahead of the summit was the imposition of a financial transactions tax so-called tobin tax some people call a robin hood tax although to be quite frank the u.k. could always have resisted that tax anyway the prime minister was very much trying to put forward. the u.k. stance on the city the ironic thing about it is that his stance the u.k. government stance in the city is pretty tough one so there are mixed feelings in the city in principle the prime minister took the right stance tactics i think left a lot to be desired particularly t

than the tories on economic policy but that's not really the case actually the lib dems under nick clegg seem to be as conservative as the tories or certainly pretty conservative compared to labor and also they're interested in power for power sake they want to be part of the governing coalition so the lib dems aren't having a lot of influence on that government and the conservatives are preaching this myth of expansionary austerity just like the republicans are doing here and they're saying listen if we cut government if we cut spending the economy will grow well in fact that hasn't been the case at all in britain what's happened is they've instituted this massive austerity program and it's been massively can traction ery not expansionary and so growth has slowed to a halt unemployment is rising and business confidence is plummeting as a result and it's in this vicious circle where the government is saying things are bad we need more stary but the problem is us terry is making things worse and it is putting a lot of pressure on the government now there's not another election for five ye

as long as it takes meanwhile the coalition government of david cameron of the conservatives nick clegg of the liberal democrats is pushing ahead with more planned austerity it's as though yesterday's massive strike had never happened cameron even resorted to ridiculing the movement calling it a damp squib it is irresponsible and damaging so where is this headed now for an answer that i want to welcome the city of victoria jones of the talk radio news service very welcome back thank you very much great to see you i always appreciate . your insights on these issues actually i'm pretty much political as a white house reporter and everything else but you have a particular insight into the country in which you were born and whether you are u.s. citizens and so yesterday two million people on the streets of the united kingdom who were day why were they on the streets they were public sector workers of whom nearly two thirds of women many of whom had never struck before we're talking about health workers education workers local government workers civil service workers everybody from garbage p

nick clegg is so diluted, he still believes that we can take the lead in europe. when we go to a -- with a proposal to protect the british industry, president sarkozy tells him where to go with approval from germany. we find ourselves without a friend in the room. you can go on the tide that -- titanic towards economic and democratic disaster. we are terrified of the wave that is going to engulf us. we have heard the language of retribution. this will be imposed upon britain and we will have no influence over any of it. something changes on friday. mr. cameron may not know it. britain is going to make the great escape. we are going to get out of this union. we will be the first european country to get our freedom back. we will have our democracy back. our liberty back. we will have influence in the world. it is going to happen. [applause] >> mr. president -- >> given that the actions -- the very selfish actions of prime minister david cameron and uniquely achieving nothing for the 1000 square miles of the united kingdom has achieved nothing but actually undermined

clegg will be sending our -- did >> did he really an hour and 45 minutes for that?hink i'm very keen to old on to the rebate and i think these constituents might want a rebate as well. >> mr. speaker, we are here from outside and announcing that the position wouldn't give on whether he would have signed or not signed the veto last thursday. his aides are saying he would not have signed it. can the prime minister press him to say to give us an answer on whether he would or wouldn't have signed the veto -- >> i'm very grateful my honorable friend has been on twitter or whatever it is the leader of opposition now uses. i believe it's possible to the leader of opposition could confirm whether he's going to say he wouldn't or wouldn't sign this treaty. i'm very happy to have a few more minutes. we got a bit of clarity from the leader of the labour party. >> i think the sensible approach in conformity with convention is to stick with questions, too, and answers from the prime minister in this chamber. >> in the words of one business leader today, margaret thatcher was a c

clegg will be sending our -- did >> did he really an hour and 45 minutes for that? i think i'm very keen to old on to the rebate and i think these constituents might want a rebate as well. >> mr. speaker, we are here from outside and announcing that the position wouldn't give on whether he would have signed or not signed the veto last thursday. his aides are saying he would not have signed it. can the prime minister press him to say to give us an answer on whether he would or wouldn't have signed the veto -- >> i'm very grateful my honorable friend has been on twitter or whatever it is the leader of opposition now uses. i believe it's possible to the leader of opposition could confirm whether he's going to say he wouldn't or wouldn't sign this treaty. i'm very happy to have a few more minutes. we got a bit of clarity from the leader of the labour party. >> i think the sensible approach in conformity with convention is to stick with questions, too, and answers from the prime minister in this chamber. >> in the words of one business leader today, margaret thatcher was

clegg will be sending our -- did >> did he really an hour and 45 minutes for that?i think i'm very keen to old on to the rebate and i think these constituents might want a rebate as well. >> mr. speaker, we are here from outside and announcing that the position wouldn't give on whether he would have signed or not signed the veto last thursday. his aides are saying he would not have signed it. can the prime minister press him to say to give us an answer on whether he would or wouldn't have signed the veto -- >> i'm very grateful my honorable friend has been on twitter or whatever it is the leader of opposition now uses. i believe it's possible to the leader of opposition could confirm whether he's going to say he wouldn't or wouldn't sign this treaty. i'm very happy to have a few more minutes. we got a bit of clarity from the leader of the labour party. >> i think the sensible approach in conformity with convention is to stick with questions, too, and answers from the prime minister in this chamber. >> in the words of one business leader today, margaret thatcher was