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Archive: Liberal Democrats
Clegg boosts Lib Dem morale ahead of tough local elections campaign
Nick Clegg has called on Liberal Democrats to be "proud" of their party's achievements at the beginning of a gruelling local elections campaign.
Clegg: These local elections won't be as bad as last time
Local and mayoral elections as-it-happened
Local elections 2012 rolling analysis
Lib Dem spring conference: 'The fightback starts here'
The Liberal Democrats need to stop apologising for the past and get on with proving themselves in government, Nick Clegg will say today.
Comment: Why can't we question the existence of Israel?
Lady Tonge has had the whip withdrawn for saying "Israel is not going to be there forever". But why shouldn't we question it?
Clegg's wife 'sides against Huhne'
Nick Clegg's wife offered Vicky Pryce a place to stay after she discovered she will face charges alongside her former husband Chris Huhne, according to a report.
Comment: Huhne could still be the Lib Dems' next leader
Chris Huhne has suffered a setback - but could this merely be the latest step in an improbable path to the Liberal Democrat leadership?
Clegg tries to reclaim capitalism debate with 'liberal' solution
Nick Clegg tried to reclaim the debate over the future of British capitalism this morning, with a demand for workers to be better rewarded when their companies do well.
Clegg braces Lib Dems for another tough year
The coalition's economic rescue mission is not over yet, the deputy prime minister has told Liberal Democrat party members in his new year's message.
Comment: The Liberal Democrat dilemma in 2012
Nick Clegg seems to be caught in a web of his own making.
Lib Dems desert coalition for Europe vote
Liberal Democrats have refused to back the government over a Commons motion praising David Cameron's EU treaty veto.
Lib Dems press on with 'rebranding' exercise
The Liberal Democrats have been told to embrace short-termist politics to end their slump in the polls by "external brand experts".
Labour opens up 8-point lead
Labour has opened up a substantial eight per cent lead over the Conservatives, according to new polling figures.
Osborne issues coded attack on Cable
George Osborne pleased his Conservative audience today with a coded attack on business secretary Vince Cable.
Analysis: Blue Book heralds start of a struggle for the Tory soul
The Tory right are looking for a comeback at this year's party conference in Manchester. The diehard Conservatives of the Blue Book might just give it to them.
Comment: Tories can afford to be upbeat
David Cameron can celebrate his good luck as he heads to Manchester.
The week in politics: Slow-motion Lib Dem breakdown
Everything you need to know, and couldn't be bothered to ask, about the Lib Dem conference.
Feature: The Lib Dems' AV referendum hangover
Liberal Democrats barely uttered a word about the failed electoral reform referendum. But that doesn't mean it wasn't on their minds in Birmingham.
Are the Lib Dems really 'nation before party'?
The Liberal Democrat conference, while rather uneventful in overall news terms, was nevertheless genuinely surprising on one level.
Sketch: Clegg's gameshow delivery was as clichéd as ever
He is a politician for the TV era. But unlike many gameshow hosts whose ratings are falling, Nick Clegg still has one of the best gigs in town.
Clegg conference speech 2011: Reactions
Prominent Liberal Democrats tell politics.co.uk what they thought of Nick Clegg's speech.
Clegg pulls a surprising victory from the jaws of mediocrity
He'll never be a great public speaker, but the ingredients were in there for surviving coalition.
Clegg comes clean: 'Tuition fees vote was heart wrenching'
The decision to increase tuition fees was the most "heart wrenching" for Nick Clegg, he has admitted.
Nick Clegg conference speech in full
Read Nick Clegg's keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in full on politics.co.uk.
Analysis: Resolute Clegg seeks Lib Dem character
Embattled Lib Dems feel they're losing ground because their party identity is being compromised. Nick Clegg's speech addresses both concerns.
Kirsty Williams Lib Dem conference speech in full
Read Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams' speech to the Lib Dem conference in full:
Michael Moore Lib Dem conference speech in full
Read Scotland secretary Michael Moore's speech to the Liberal Democrat conference in full.
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