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Vince Cable steps down as Lib Dem deputy
Cable quits as Lib Dem deputy

By politics.co.uk staff Business secretary Vince Cable has stood down as deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, paving the way for a contentious election over his successor. Dr Cable is widely thought to have been less comfortable with working in government with the Conservatives than leader Nick Clegg, who is now installed in the Cabinet… Read more »

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Benefits system set for `radical` reform
IDS laments ‘tragic’ welfare state

By Alex Stevenson Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has called the disincentives to work in New Labour’s welfare state a “tragedy”. But in a speech widely expected to outline in more detail the plans of the new government Mr Duncan Smith chose to focus on outlining the problems rather than the solutions to… Read more »