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it says lapdog

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The UK would rather be a member of the US than the EU.

> The UK Government would rather be a member of the US than the EU.

FTFY

> The elected UK Government would rather be a member of the US than the EU.

Not quite. No one voted for the coalition.

That's not quite how parliamentary system works. You don't vote for the executive government. Never has, never will. Even before the Coalition, did anyone vote for Tony Blair to be prime minister? Technically, that is.

> it says lapdog

Interestingly, "lapdog" appears to be an Americanism.

Going by headlines in British newspapers, the equivalent British expression appears to be "poodle."

The Economist: "Tony Blair is not George Bush's poodle. It's much worse than that."

The Guardian: "Special relationship is over, MPs say. Now stop calling us America's poodle."

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