Nick Clegg noticed in London after being ousted from Facebook proprietor Meta – and being changed by considered one of Donald Trump’s Republican allies
He served as deputy prime minister of the UK and spent nearly seven years in a plum job at Facebook owner Meta.
But now it seems Sir Nick Clegg is ready for his next challenge.
The former Liberal Democrat leader was spotted playing padel yesterday in London on his 58th birthday with his son.
Last week Sir Nick said he was leaving his role as president of global affairs at Meta, which is based in California.
His resignation comes shortly before Donald Trump returns to the White House.
The president-elect has criticised the social media giant and other platforms for stifling free speech.
Sir Nick will be replaced in the upper echelons of Mark Zuckerberg‘s empire by his deputy, Joel Kaplan.
Kaplan was White House Deputy Chief of Staff under George W. Bush and has reportedly been voicing internal opposition to Meta’s restrictions on political speech in recent years.
The former Liberal Democrat leader was spotted playing padel yesterday in London on his 58th birthday with his son
British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to Downing Street for their first day of coalition government on May 12, 2010
The news came three weeks before Trump is set to be inaugurated for a second time, with Meta rival Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly Twitter, to take up his post at the Department of Government Efficiency.
Meta, parent company of Facebook, is not alone in shifting policy or personnel in advance of America’s political upheaval.
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post notably failed to endorse either Trump or Kamala Harris in advance of the election with the Amazon owner having to defend the move as a way not to seem biased.
Zuckerberg himself was seen dining at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home two months ago to congratulate the President-elect despite Trump previously threatening to jail the billionaire.
Clegg posted on X last week saying: ‘As a new year begins, I have come to the view that this is the right time for me to move on from my role as President, Global Affairs at Meta. It truly has been an adventure of a lifetime!
‘I am proud of the work I have been able to do leading and supporting teams across the company to ensure innovation can go hand in hand with increased transparency and accountability, and with new forms of governance.’
