Video: Exclusive Nick Clegg interview

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Clegg: Follow your heart

By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg has urged voters to vote with their hearts, in his final pitch to the electorate before today’s vote. Speaking at a rally in Sheffield last night, where Neil Kinnock delivered his infamous ‘we’re alright’ speech in 1992. Mr Clegg said: “These are now the closing hours of one of the […]

Clegg launches ‘personal guarantee’ to voters

By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg has launched a personal guarantee for voters in a final run of leaflets and newspaper adverts ahead of polling day. The Lib Dem leader is desperately trying to maintain momentum ahead of Thursday’s vote, and today’s leaflet makes promises on electoral reform, tax and the economy. “This is my personal […]

Lib Dems’ hung parliament wish-list revealed

By politics.co.uk staff A secretive Liberal Democrat ‘hung parliament committee’ has drawn up a list of demands to be brought forward if no party secures an overall majority, according to a report. The Sun newspaper – which is campaigning brazenly for the Conservatives in the run-up to polling day – said it had secured a […]

Clegg: ‘Don’t let this moment slip’

By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg has urged voters not to let this “once-in-a-generation” chance for political change slip away. In an attempt to firm up his level of support ahead of voting day, Mr Clegg told the Independent on Sunday: “Let’s not let this moment slip. Let’s not let this extraordinary once-in-a-generation opportunity go by. […]

Clegg pushes Tories away

By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg undermined the prospect of a Conservative-Lib Dem coalition in a hung parliament, by turning his electoral sights on David Cameron’s party. The Lib Dem leader, who has begun describing the campaign as a “two-horse race” between his party and the Tories, told the Guardian newspaper that the Conservatives were “the […]

Cable: I will be a ‘critical friend’ of business

By Ian Dunt Vince Cable will be a critical friend of business who won’t ‘pull his punches’, he has told the Institute of Directors (IoD). Speaking to the institute’s conference in the Royal Albert hall on a day when all three major parties are facing tough questions about how they would cut the deficit after […]

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats face their first general election under Nick Clegg’s leadership in 2010. While they haven’t made significant progress in the polls since their last showing, local activists believe they can perform strongly against both the Conservatives and Labour. We’ll follow every disaster – as well as successes, of course – throughout the campaign. […]

Clegg: Empower the nurses

By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrats have set out their plans for the NHS today, with calls for nurses to be given greater power within the health service. Speaking at the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) conference in Bournemouth this afternoon, Mr Clegg downplayed the ‘I love NHS’ Twitter campaign which exploded last summer. “I […]

Lembit backs tactical voting – against Lib Dems

By Matthew West The Liberal Democrats’ Lembit Opik could find himself in trouble after raising the prospect of tactical voting against his party. Mr Opik, who has served three terms in parliament since 1997 as the MP for Montgomeryshire, was commenting on the crucial Labour-Tory marginal of South Basildon and East Thurrock. The seat is […]