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| Nick Clegg on The Last Leg: Melon-throwing, Nando's citing Deputy PM briefly wins over his critics | Nick Clegg on The Last Leg: Melon-throwing, Nando's citing Deputy PM briefly wins over his critics |
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| Nick Clegg briefly won over his critics last night on The Last Leg, in an appearance that saw him call Boris Johnson "more of a t**" than a statesman and admit he has wanted to slap David Cameron. | Nick Clegg briefly won over his critics last night on The Last Leg, in an appearance that saw him call Boris Johnson "more of a t**" than a statesman and admit he has wanted to slap David Cameron. |
| In a lively interview on the late-night chat show, the Deputy Prime Minister took a ribbing from Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. | In a lively interview on the late-night chat show, the Deputy Prime Minister took a ribbing from Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. |
| After putting Clegg in the hot seat, Brooker made sure he didn’t evade questions with his handy “bull*** buzzer”, telling him: "I want a guarantee from you, right here, right now, no bull****". | After putting Clegg in the hot seat, Brooker made sure he didn’t evade questions with his handy “bull*** buzzer”, telling him: "I want a guarantee from you, right here, right now, no bull****". |
| Clegg’s broken promises over tuition fees were unsurprisingly brought up early on, with Brooker asking: "How sh***y do you feel about what you did with the tuition fees?" | Clegg’s broken promises over tuition fees were unsurprisingly brought up early on, with Brooker asking: "How sh***y do you feel about what you did with the tuition fees?" |
| Clearly uncomfortable, Clegg replied: "Ermmmm, I'm not Prime Minister, so I can't do everything that I want. | Clearly uncomfortable, Clegg replied: "Ermmmm, I'm not Prime Minister, so I can't do everything that I want. |
| Asked how guilty he felt on a scale of one to ten, he replied: "Nine-and-a-half". | Asked how guilty he felt on a scale of one to ten, he replied: "Nine-and-a-half". |
| Nick Clegg playing 'Palin or prom queen' When asked by Brooker whether he would describe himself as more of a statesman or a t***, he replied “A bit more of the latter”. | |
| However, he would to not be drawn into answering who he preferred over the Prime Minister or George Osborne, but did say Labour’s Douglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary, talks “a lot of sense on Europe”. | However, he would to not be drawn into answering who he preferred over the Prime Minister or George Osborne, but did say Labour’s Douglas Alexander, the shadow foreign secretary, talks “a lot of sense on Europe”. |
| Clegg invited the Prime Minister to sit in the bull**** hotseat after him, but denied wishing he had gone into a coalition with Labour instead, saying: "I just think they have both got it a bit wrong at the moment, actually. I think they are both lurching left and right." | Clegg invited the Prime Minister to sit in the bull**** hotseat after him, but denied wishing he had gone into a coalition with Labour instead, saying: "I just think they have both got it a bit wrong at the moment, actually. I think they are both lurching left and right." |
| The television appearance was soon trending on Twitter. | The television appearance was soon trending on Twitter. |
| I kind of love Nick Clegg now, love an underdog #cleggleg | I kind of love Nick Clegg now, love an underdog #cleggleg |
| #isitok that Nick Clegg probably did more for his party in an hour on @TheLastLeg than in five years with the Tory party? #cleggleg | #isitok that Nick Clegg probably did more for his party in an hour on @TheLastLeg than in five years with the Tory party? #cleggleg |
| @nick_clegg you are too funny and intelligent to be in politics , very brave to go on the last leg . | @nick_clegg you are too funny and intelligent to be in politics , very brave to go on the last leg . |
| As a Union shop steward I've got to say Nick Clegg has gone up massively in my estimation after watching a recording of Last Leg #cleggleg | As a Union shop steward I've got to say Nick Clegg has gone up massively in my estimation after watching a recording of Last Leg #cleggleg |
| @nickclegg I absolutely hated you and the government for raising tuition fees for us students.. But after last night.. You have my vote!! | @nickclegg I absolutely hated you and the government for raising tuition fees for us students.. But after last night.. You have my vote!! |
| Clegg even managed to squeeze an analogy about the election involving Nandos, describing not voting as like going into high street food chain Nando's, not putting in an order and then complaining if you were unhappy with what you were served. | Clegg even managed to squeeze an analogy about the election involving Nandos, describing not voting as like going into high street food chain Nando's, not putting in an order and then complaining if you were unhappy with what you were served. |
| Later in the show he even threw a melon at Brooker, who had a blade taped to his foot to despatch the oncoming fruit. | Later in the show he even threw a melon at Brooker, who had a blade taped to his foot to despatch the oncoming fruit. |
| Brooker also took the opportunity to mock Clegg’s part in the Coalition government when he grabbed hold of the presenter's pocket handkerchief. Brooker, who has a disability, told him: "You've done enough bad things to the disabled." | Brooker also took the opportunity to mock Clegg’s part in the Coalition government when he grabbed hold of the presenter's pocket handkerchief. Brooker, who has a disability, told him: "You've done enough bad things to the disabled." |
| Twitter seemed largely amused by his appearance but, as Mr Clegg is already more than aware, you can’t win over everyone. | Twitter seemed largely amused by his appearance but, as Mr Clegg is already more than aware, you can’t win over everyone. |
| Why are people allowing themselves to be entertained by Nick Clegg after what he pulled in 2010? #cleggleg | Why are people allowing themselves to be entertained by Nick Clegg after what he pulled in 2010? #cleggleg |
| Oh god, it's like 2010 all over again. DON'T BUY INTO IT. #cleggleg #nickclegg | Oh god, it's like 2010 all over again. DON'T BUY INTO IT. #cleggleg #nickclegg |
| The episode can be watched in full on Channel 4oD | The episode can be watched in full on Channel 4oD |