Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage in heated BBC debate over EU

Reports of the two public debates on the 26 March and 2 April 2014 between UK Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage on issues relating to the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union.

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ESO: Background information: Britain's most pro-EU party heading for disaster in May [UK and the European elections 2014] http://www.europeansources.info/record/britains-most-pro-eu-party-heading-for-disaster-in-may-uk-and-the-european-elections-2014/

BBC News, 21.02.14: Nigel Farage 'can hardly wait' to debate EU with Nick Clegg http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26287197

BBC News, 26.03.14: Nick Clegg clashes with Nigel Farage in EU debate http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26737934

Blog: Open Europe, 27.03.14: Fact-checking the Clegg v Farage EU debate http://openeuropeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/fact-checking-clegg-v-farage-eu-debate.html

EUObserver, 27.03.14: Farage and Clegg clash in long-awaited EU debate http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123645

The Guardian, 20.02.14: Nick Clegg challenges Nigel Farage to live debate on UK membership of EU http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/20/nick-clegg-nigel-farage-debate-uk-membership-eu

The Guardian, 26.03.14: Clegg v Farage: snap poll suggests firm Ukip win in head-to-head over Europe http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/mar/26/clegg-farage-snap-poll-suggests-ukip-win-debate-europe

The Guardian, 01.04.14: Nick Clegg v Nigel Farage, round 2: getting the facts checked first http://www.theguardian.com/news/reality-check/2014/apr/01/nick-clegg-v-nigel-farage-debate

The Guardian, 01.04.14: Nick Clegg aims to show emotional side in second debate with Nigel Farage http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/01/nick-clegg-second-debate-nigel-farage

The Guardian, 03.04.14: Farage v Clegg: Ukip leader triumphs in second televised debate http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/02/nigel-farage-triumphs-over-nick-clegg-second-debate

Website: UKIP http://www.ukip.org/index

http://www.libdems.org.uk/ http://www.libdems.org.uk/

EurActiv, 03.04.14: Farage wins BBC debate, on track for electoral gain http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/farage-wins-bbc-debate-track-electoral-gain-301328

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 15.04.14: Clegg ‘lost’ to Farage because he was viewed as representative of the political class, not because the public disagree with him on the EU http://bit.ly/1l1FDvi

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