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Lib Dem rebels claim ’12 MPs’
Lib Dem critics of Nick Clegg claim they have “12 firm promises from MPs” to call for Nick Clegg to quit. Only two have so far surfaced.
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In her first interview after she announced that she was stepping down from Parliament, Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather criticises her party on welfare and immigration policy.
Up to 140,000 two-year-olds from poor homes could benefit from plans to extend free nursery education, Minister for Children Sarah Teather says.
Immigration detention should be limited to 28 days, according to a parliamentary report, which also says Home Office officials are failing to follow guidance that detention should be used sparingly.
Lib Dem critics of Nick Clegg claim they have “12 firm promises from MPs” to call for Nick Clegg to quit. Only two have so far surfaced.
There will be two themes to watch at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow: distancing from the Tories and possible flirtation with Labour.
The new minimum income threshold of £18,600 has forced separation between thousands of British citizens and their families, says a cross-party group of MPs, which is calling for an urgent review.
In the wake of sexual impropriety allegations about Lord Rennard, Channel 4 News Presenter Cathy Newman writes about her own experiences in Westminster.
A handful of Liberal Democrats threatened to vote no – but the government has seen off a challenge to its plans for a real terms cut in benefit payments.
Plebs looks set to be the word to dominate both the Liberal Democrat and Labour conferences over the next fortnight. Which Lib Dem will get there first? Who will proudly confess to being a pleb?
David Cameron seems, in effect, to have ditched his long-held pledge that one third of the members of his government will be women by the end of this parliament.
Several political big beasts are moved but many remain in government. Does Prime Minister David Cameron’s first major reshuffle have the smack of firm leadership?
With a cabinet reshuffle on the cards and calls from within the party to quit, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg faces tough decisions. Gary Gibbon reports on how he fared in front of colleagues
New reforms propose giving parents more responsibility for their children’s care, but there are concerns that thousands will be taken off the special needs register. Channel 4 News reports.
Students need more qualifications to look after animals than care for young children, a Government review has found.
The Lib Dem backbenches are not over-brimming with talent right now. I expect four or five ministers to lose their jobs when David Cameron initiates a large reshuffle later this year (including David Shutt in the Lords).