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Clegg begins to play Cable’s tune
Another setback for Vince Cable – this time over bank bonuses, writes our Political Editor. But there are signs that his party leader, Nick Clegg, is beginning to take on more of his tone in his Coalition comments.
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Business Secretary Vince Cable has criticised David Cameron’s rhetoric on cutting immigration, saying it risks “inflaming” extremism. His words have created a rift in the Coalition, says Gary Gibbon.
Another setback for Vince Cable – this time over bank bonuses, writes our Political Editor. But there are signs that his party leader, Nick Clegg, is beginning to take on more of his tone in his Coalition comments.
It was when Vince Cable slouched into Number 10 wearing Twickenham’s version of John Wayne’s Stetson that you realised he was in trouble. Peter McHugh writes on the new Cablegate.
Media analysts tell Channel 4 News that Business Secretary Vince Cable’s remarks about Rupert Murdoch make it more likely his bid to take over BSkyB will go through.
The government will desperately not want to be seen to be bending the knee to Murdoch. He was amongst the first callers on David Cameron when he entered No. 10 but he came in by the back door and he’s a man politicians prefer to court in private not in public.
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The latest secret US diplomatic cables to be released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks have revealed harsh criticism of the British forces in Afghanistan.
A senior Lib Dem tells Gary Gibbon that getting its MPs in line over the tuition fees vote is like “herding frogs”, as Business Secretary Vince Cable says he may abstain and students protest again.
Gary Gibbon looks at the small print of the spending plans for higher education – and finds there might be more cash to ameliorate the rise in student fees.
Vince Cable issues a warning to Nick Clegg – if he were leading the Liberal Democrats, he would handle things differently.
Gary Gibbon looks at what’s behind Vince Cable’s excursion into anti-capitalist rhetoric…and how it might go down at the Lib Dem conference Glee Club.
Economics editor Faisal Islam analyses Business Secretary Vince Cable’s principles – and whether they pose a threat to his participation in the coalition government.
A business organisation campaigning against the government’s cap on immigration tells Channel 4 News Cabinet minister Vince Cable is right to say that the measure is damaging the economy.
Business Secretary Vince Cable decided the Lib Dems needed Simon Hughes as deputy leader and that it was healthier and better for the party’s soul in the challenges ahead.