Britain's Hague in Washington after EU deal snub

WASHINGTON - British Foreign Secretary William Hague meets with top US diplomat Hillary Clinton on Monday amid a rift between Britain and its European partners over eurozone debt concerns.

Britain has opted out of an agreement by the other 26 EU states to join a "new fiscal compact", angering much of Europe in the process as it tries to prop up the euro.

Hague, a leading euroskeptic and former Conservative leader, rejected claims that the move meant Britain would be isolated and marginalized from the European Union.