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Clegg gets a festive concession on veto
There are still unanswered questions about what went on in Clegg-land between Thursday night, Friday morning and how he let a veto slip through, writes Gary Gibbon.
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There are still unanswered questions about what went on in Clegg-land between Thursday night, Friday morning and how he let a veto slip through, writes Gary Gibbon.
“We can only assume this was a slip of the tongue, rather than an attempt to mislead the House…”
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