Nick Clegg to make pro-EU pitch to electorate in his New Year message Nick Clegg will make a fervently pro-EU pitch to the electorate in his New Year message on Tuesday, arguing that membership is worth an annual £3,000 to every British household. The anti-Brussels UK Independence party is expected to achieve a record result in the European elections in May, with some analysts expecting it to beat both Labour and the Tories. As such the Clegg message is deliberately contrary and designed to appeal to those voters who still consider that the EU brings net benefits. The Liberal Democrats party leader will insist that his party is not "in love with the EU" and does not think that the network of countries is "perfect." But he will say that staying in Europe means "jobs, trade and prosperity." Those words are a distinct contrast to the populist themes of immigration and benefits which have dominated political debate about Europe in recent months. David Cameron, the Tory prime minister, has sought to neutralise the row over British membership by promising a referendum in 2017 on the issue. Mr Clegg will say that the Tories and Ukip could risk leading Britain out of Europe, which would be "the surest way to throw our recovery away." At the same time he will accuse Labour of "not lifting a finger" to help the country stay part of the EU. Ed Miliband is opposed to a referendum but the Labour leader has struggled to contain internal party tensions over the issue, with several senior figures urging him to back a plebiscite. Ukip want out. The Conservatives are flirting with exit. And Labour just don't have the courage of their convictions on this," Mr Clegg will say. In the event of a referendum all three main parties would campaign for Britain to stay in the EU. Yet the deputy prime minister will say that the Lib Dems are the only emphatic "party of in." The figure of £3,000 per household in benefits from EU membership was produced by the CBI business group in November. In the latest anti-European salvo from a senior Tory, justice secretary Chris Grayling argued on Monday that the UK Supreme Court should be able to overrule the European Court of Human Rights (EHCR). Mr Grayling claimed that the move was currently impossible because of opposition from the Lib Dems. But he said a majority Tory government would go into the 2015 general election promising to make the Supreme Court "supreme." "I do not believe that key decisions about the way this country is governed - we're a democracy, after all - should be taken elsewhere," he said. They should be taken in our Supreme Court. The court has proved controversial because of judgments on issues such as prisoner voting. Mr Grayling said legal advice suggests that the UK could remain part of the Council of Europe while withdrawing from the jurisdiction of its court. But a Lib Dem aide said: "Nick Clegg has made it very clear that withdrawal from the ECHR or scrapping of the Human Rights Act are simply not on the table, while there are Lib Dems round the Cabinet table."