Gary Gibbon
How are the Lib Dems defending their seats?
This morning I left the conference venue to take a look at one of the seats the Lib Dems are defending in Scotland.
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Gary Gibbon
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Vince Cable: ‘I didn’t call them liars’
As the Liberal Democrats ramp up the offensive against their coalition partners, Business Secretary Vince Cable talks to Channel 4 News about Lib Dem plans to tax the rich.
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Nick Clegg: Labour and Tories will send recovery ‘backwards’
Nick Clegg says there would have been “no recovery” without the Liberal Democrats, as he lambasts the main political parties at the Liberal Democrat spring conference.
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David Cameron pledges ‘land of opportunity for all’
David Cameron tells the Conservative conference he wants to create a society built on hard work, tax cuts and enterprise, in which everyone has “the chance to make it”.
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‘Trust me – I’m a politician’: polling and credibility
Polling research by Iposos MORI for Channel 4 News shows the Labour Party trails the Tories on economic credibility, and that the Liberal Democrats claim to be a “party of government” is not believed.
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Nick Clegg’s speech to the Liberal Democrats
Watch: Nick Clegg’s keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow.
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Nick Clegg: Vince Cable is not ‘mischievous’
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says it is unfair on Vince Cable to draw from his comments any “intent” to challenge the party’s leadership.
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George Osborne denies taxpayer loss in Lloyds share sale
George Osborne denies that the government’s sale of 6 per cent of its shares in Lloyds has actually led to a loss for the British taxpayer.
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Free school meals for infants, announces Clegg
Every child in an English infant school will be eligible for a free lunch under a £600m plan revealed by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
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Gary Gibbon
Wincing Vince and the trouser press
Nick Clegg’s morning interviews sounded like an appeal across the airwaves to Vince Cable to come to the party’s economic policy debate. And the pressure has worked.
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Cable targets abuse of zero hours contracts
Business Secretary Vince Cable launches a consultation on how to tackle abuse in zero hours contracts.
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Gary Gibbon
Lib Dems in Glasgow – wind and nuclear
Lib Dems leadership carry a vote on nuclear power against strong headwinds.
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Branded school uniforms: sense of pride or unwanted expense?
As schools are told to avoid branded uniforms, Channel 4 News asks if uniforms are still seen a sign of identity or an unwelcome expense for hard-pressed parents.
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Gary Gibbon
Lib Dems – beards, bags and sweeties
Nick Clegg “lifts the veil” on coalition disagreements, his plastic bag tax drops early and the promising Tim Farron gives an excellent speech.
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Chris Huhne: I lied and lied again
Exclusive: Chris Huhne, who has been handed an eight month prison sentence, tells Channel 4 News he “lied and lied again” and that he deeply regrets asking his ex-wife to take his driving points.
