Archive: Nick Clegg

PMQs as it happened

Prime minister's questions as it happens - May 15th 2013

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg covered for David Cameron at PMQs this week. Review his progress in fielding questions from MPs here.

PMQs sketch: Punchy Clegg is the right kind of lightweight

PMQs as-it-happened

PMQs sketch: Hague can't hold back coalition tensions

'Chaos and incompetence': Clegg makes Tory childcare minister wriggle

Nick Clegg says he is "passionate" about childcare

Education minister Liz Truss has conceded the coalition's childcare plans remain up in the air after Nick Clegg's intervention yesterday.

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'Zac from Richmond' takes on Clegg over recall

The coalition pledged to introduce a recall mechanism in its original agreement in 2010

Zac's problem is the coalition's initial proposals have proved a bit of a damp squib.

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Nick Clegg local election speech in full

Nick Clegg on the campaign trail

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg kicked off his party's 2013 local elections campaign, which is mainly being fought against the Conservatives, this morning with a speech at the Eden Project in Cornwall. Here's the text in full.

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Let's pay up to make lazy MPs work harder

Maybe it's time to liven things up

With not much left to get on with, the coalition's constitutional reformers are reviving interest in an idea it was thought had been shelved for good: stumping up the cash for 200 all-postal primaries across Britain.

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Diary: Confusing Budget speeches for the Oscars

Charlotte Henry breaks down this week's affairs

Breaking down the Budget, radio phone-ins and press regulation

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Nick Clegg's 'sensible' immigration speech in full

Nick Clegg: The political mainstream has a duty to wrestle this issue away from populists and extremists. A duty to shift what can be a highly polarised debate – particularly in difficult economic times – onto practical and sensible ground."

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has been setting out his thoughts on immigration this morning in central London. Here's the text of his speech in full.

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Two birds with one stone? Ministers mull immigration and benefits clampdown

Ministers trying to work out how badly new wave of immigrants could affect Britain

Ministers are wrestling with Britain's immigration headache later, as Ed Miliband again tries to make some headway with voters on the issue.

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The Political Week Online

Man of the hour.

The three witches of Eastleigh.

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We haven't forgotten about you, Clegg tells rest of Britain

London calling: There's more to the UK economy than just the capital, apparently

Nick Clegg will insist the coalition remains focused on spreading economic prosperity beyond the south-east, in a speech in London later.

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Eastleigh by-election: Clegg declares war on Conservative challengers

Nick Clegg takes on the Tories in fighting tax speech

Nick Clegg mounted a strong attack on his coalition colleagues today, as the Eastleigh by-election campaign began in earnest.

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The Political Week Online: Everyone gets punished

Is Cameron being honest with us about Britain's debts?

David Cameron gets a spanking. So does Nick Clegg.

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Clegg provides coalition's first 'we got it wrong' moment

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg gets "self-critical"

The coalition government was wrong to have cut capital spending as quickly as it did after the 2010 general election, Nick Clegg has admitted.

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The Political Week Online: Nick Clegg makes us laugh

Nick Clegg: remember when we used to like him?

Nick Clegg makes us laugh. At him. But it's a start.

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The week in review: The omniterrible coalition

Cameron and Clegg's promises haven't all held true

'Omnishambles' is sooo last year, so this week we're offering your choice of words. Omnimess, omnimuddle, omnifiasco all seem to fit the bill for 2013.

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Review: There's a method to Clegg's LBC madness

Man of the people? Desperate times call for desperate measures

Nick Clegg is making history. This is nothing new: the coalition is a historic experiment, and it is all his fault. Which is why he's having to do this sort of show.

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Nick Clegg radio phone-in as-it-happened

Clegg: Face to face with ... voters.

Follow Nick Clegg's radio phone-in with politics.co.uk's live blog.

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Midterm review sketch: Empty document fails to hide coalition tensions

A rare event, these days: David Cameron and Nick Clegg hold a press conference, for real journalists

Whereas the Rose Garden was charming and novel, we have now grown familiar with the tedious, forced bonhomie which now prevails between these two men.

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Two more years? Cameron and Clegg reload the coalition

Nick Clegg and David Cameron will underline their "unwavering" commitment to the coalition

A wave of new reforms and a renewed commitment to coalition government form the backbone of David Cameron and Nick Clegg's midterm review, unveiled this afternoon.

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Alo Presidente: Get ready for the Nick Clegg show

Radio Clegg: DPM set up for Alo Presidente-style programme... but with more abuse

Nick Clegg will host a new weekly phone-in show, in a move with worrying echoes of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

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Lib Dem 'anchor' to weigh Tories down

Nick Clegg will ensure the Lib Dems remain an "anchor" on Conservative right-wingers

Liberal Democrats will continue to defy Conservative right-wingers by keeping the coalition in the centre of British politics, Nick Clegg has pledged.

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Clegg stands firm against Tory eurosceptics

Nick Clegg determined to resist Tory eurosceptic moves

Nick Clegg has warned eurosceptic Conservatives pushing for an in-out referendum against "putting the cart before the horse".

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Clegg's big election pitch: We're keepin' it real

Clegg chit-chats with a policeman on duty outside No 10. Photo: Political Pictures

Nick Clegg will paint his party as pragmatic occupiers of the centre-ground in a major speech on Monday setting out the Liberal Democrats' platform for the 2015 general election.

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Clegg denies 'smear' over charity support

Nick Clegg with his wife Mirian Gonzalez Durantez, a prominent supporter of Booktrust

Nick Clegg faces accusations of impropriety after it emerged he helped a charity receive government funding.

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Clegg: Build on the countryside to save it

Clegg wants to solve Britain's housing problem - and the countryside - at the same time

A new wave of garden cities is needed to solve Britain's housing shortage and save the countryside from urban sprawl, Nick Clegg has said.

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