liberal democrat conference

  • 24 Sep 2012

    What is the mood of the Liberal Democrat party, halfway through the coalition? Channel 4 News asks three key questions of delegates at the autumn party conference.

  • 24 Sep 2012

    Along with the politicians, press and party members, the Lib Dem conference will be awash with think tanks hoping to make their mark. But how do they influence policy and which appeal to Lib Dems?

  • 24 Sep 2012

    In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News, Energy Secretary Ed Davey urges the chancellor not to abandon his green strategy – and warns that some Tories seem content to retain their “toxic” image.

  • 23 Sep 2012

    Crick’s Picks: Tribalism, marriage and mugs

    Michael Crick on the highlights of today at the Liberal Democrat party conference – from mugs, to Jon Cruddas’s about-turn, to Nick Clegg’s wedding anniversary.

  • 23 Sep 2012

    Parents and grandparents will be allowed to draw on their pension pots to secure deposits for young family members in a bid to boost home ownership, Nick Clegg says.

  • 23 Sep 2012

    In an interview with Cathy Newman at the Liberal Democrat party conference, Energy Secretary Ed Davey gives support to leader Nick Clegg, denying reports he is part of a secret plot to replace him.

  • 23 Sep 2012

    Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg hopes some crowd-pleasing new policy can help him shelter from the storm of poor poll ratings at his party conference.

  • 23 Sep 2012

    Vince Cable started it when he admitted exchanging texts with Ed Miliband recently. Now it seems senior Lib Dems are falling over themselves to highlight their conversations with Labour.

  • 23 Sep 2012

    Anybody worth more than £1m faces coming under scrutiny from inspectors in a fresh crackdown on tax avoidance announced by Liberal Democrat Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander.

  • 22 Sep 2012

    Nick Clegg arrives at his party annual conference in Brighton. Gary Gibbon reports.

  • 22 Sep 2012

    As Lib Dems gather for their annual conference, the deputy prime minister will give a speech to demand lower taxes for low and middle income earners as well as more tax on unearned wealth.

  • 13 Sep 2012

    Channel 4 News’s award-winning Political Editor Gary Gibbon is set to host long-form interviews with leading figures from each party during this year’s party conference season.

  • 7 Aug 2012

    Nick Clegg accuses the Conservatives of breaching the coalition agreement on Lords reform and says Lib Dems will not back boundary changes in the Commons as a result.

  • 11 Mar 2012

    Liberal Democrat activists refuse to fully endorse the planned changes to the NHS in England leaving leader Nick Clegg at odds with party members.

  • 10 Mar 2012

    Nick Clegg says he wants to introduce a “tycoon tax” to go after top earners who employ an “army of lawyers and accountants” to avoid paying tax.