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Clegg may concentrate on policy achievements, the report suggests
Confusion reigns over Lib Dem hung parliament tactic

By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrat response to a hung parliament remains as mysterious as ever today, after the party rejected reports of Nick Clegg’s tactic. The Guardian reported this morning that Mr Clegg would rule himself out of a coalition if he holds the balance of power in a hung parliament. Instead, the Lib… Read more »

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Consensus elusive for elderly care reforms
Acrimony sours elderly care debate

By Alex Stevenson Prospects for cross-party talks on reforming elderly care in England and Wales diminished over the weekend as the media glare hardened negotiating positions. Health secretary Andy Burnham and his Conservative and Liberal Democrat shadows Andrew Lansley and Norman Lamb appeared together on BBC1’s The Politics Show to discuss the state of their… Read more »