Gary Gibbon
If the coalition’s so lovely, why resign?
As David Cameron and Nick Clegg proclaim their commitment to the coalition, Lord Strathclyde resigns as leader in the House of Lords.
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Gary Gibbon
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Is the coalition getting it right or wrong?
As Cameron and Clegg pat themselves on the back mid-way through office, Channel 4 News discusses their achievements with Lord Heseltine, Sir Howard Davies and the economist Mariana Mazzucato.
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Coalition’s ‘Ronseal’ pledge – but is it an empty promise?
David Cameron and Nick Clegg use the coalition’s mid-term report to commit to a Ronseal government that “does what it says on the tin”. But Labour dismisses it as “all empty promises”.
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Clegg takes on Tory right, but defends welfare reforms
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg defends the Liberal Democrats’ record in government, saying they ensured that welfare cuts were less “draconian” than the Conservatives wanted.
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‘Big progress’ for Ukip after best ever by-election result
As Labour retains three seats following votes in Middlesbrough, Rotherham and Croydon, the spotlight turns to the performance of Ukip which recorded its best ever showing in a by-election.
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Michael Crick
Smaller parties thrive as voters desert the ‘big three’
Elections over the past 40 years have seen the growing willingness of voters to desert Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem – a trend which continued in yesterday’s polls.
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Will George Osborne’s ‘cuts’ go anywhere?
The implication is clear enough: George Osborne believes benefit claimants should think long and hard before having children – or risk losing some of their state support.
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Gary Gibbon
Ed M, Blairites and sofa hopping
“He was asked what in practical terms his promise to heal the north-south divide actually meant. He didn’t really know.”
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Nick Clegg’s Lib Dem marching band (yes, autotuned)
Lib Dems marching towards the sound of gunfire? That’s what Nick Clegg told the party conference in Brighton, so we’ve given Soldier Nick a military soundtrack to match.
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Gary Gibbon
No turning back for Clegg
Nick Clegg hopes the electorate will reward the Lib Dems for helping to secure the future of the country, but a question mark remains next to his own future. Gary Gibbon blogs from Brighton.
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Gary Gibbon
Why Nick Clegg talked to Blair and Mandelson
Gary Gibbon on why Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg felt compelled to call Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson and David Miliband in recent weeks.
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Clegg warns Osborne that top rate tax is staying
In a speech aimed at boosting Lib Dem members’ morale, Nick Clegg announces that Paddy Ashdown will lead the party’s election campaign and outlines the party’s difference from its coalition partners.
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Michael Crick
Crick’s picks: the six knights of the Lib Dems
A senior Liberal Democrat was chuckling to me that Sir Bob’s title seems to have done the trick though. Russell was quite a backbench rebel before his trip to Buckingham Palace.
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Cable ‘right to prepare’ for hung parliament – pollster
With Business Secretary Vince Cable telling his party that another hung parliament is likely at the next election, Channel 4 News asks a YouGov pollster if he is right.
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Clegg: Political pledges not guaranteed
Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells Channel 4 News political parties will need to be upfront about the fact they cannot achieve all their aims in coalition government.
