article_snippet: Nick Clegg warned that leaving the European Union would be an act of economic 'self harm' and said it was 'stating the flaming obvious' that the UK needed to be at the heart of Europe.
article_snippet: We think that would be a terrible thing for the British economy. '
article_snippet: Ed Miliband added: 'Of course it would be an economic act of self harm to leave the European Union. '
article_snippet: Large parts of the Conservative Party and Ukip appear to want Britain to cut Britain off from what is the world's largest marketplace with hundreds of millions of customers for British goods and services. '
article_snippet: For me it's stating the flaming obvious that we need to secure Britain's presence at the heart of the European Union in the same way it's flaming obvious that we should secure the British economic recovery by finishing the job of balancing the books but doing it in a fair and sensible way - not taking an ideological approach to cuts, which is the Conservative approach, nor taking such an irresponsible approach to borrowing, which is Labour's approach.'
article_snippet: Mr Clegg's warned it would be an 'economic act of self harm' if Britain were to leave the European Union .