European Liberal leader backs EU exit clause

The leader of the European Liberals in the European Parliament Graham Watson said on Tuesday that European Union countries should be given the right to withdraw from the EU. Speaking to a Federal Trust conference in London, Mr Watson admitted that "it is important to recognize that we in the European Union do not have the monopoly of wisdom, and we can appear at times unfriendly and bureaucratic," and therefore asks for a country to be given the choice to quit the EU.

Mr Watson backs t...