Clegg pledges school equality
By politics.co.uk staff Nick Clegg has placed inequality firmly at the centre of the Liberal Democrat’s education policy and attacked the Tories for not costing their plans for schools. In a keynote speech on education, Mr Clegg said his party’s ‘pupil premium’ policy would see disadvantaged children receive as much funding for education as private […]
Cable offers banks an olive branch
By politics.co.uk staff Vince Cable reassured banks that the Liberal Democrats are not their enemies today as he explained the party’s plan to separate their retail and investment services. Speaking at Thompson Rueters, he mapped out the party’s policy in the run-up to the general election campaign. “I have said some harsh things about the […]
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 […]
Welsh AM in trouble over drunken abuse
By politics.co.uk staff Welsh AM Mick Bates has been stripped of his chairmanship of the National Assembly committee after he allegedly verbally abused hospital staff. Mr Bates, 62, Liberal Democrat AM for Montgomeryshire, was admitted to hospital after he fell on the street and hit his head in the early hours of the morning. An […]
Clegg: Don’t be fooled by expenses manouvering
By politics.co.uk staff Voters should not be fooled by Gordon Brown and David Cameron’s commitment to political reform, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said today. Reacting to the Labour decision to remove the whip from the three MPs who are set to go on trial for allegedly fiddling their expenses and Mr Cameron’s outspoken attack […]
Cable: Labour and the Tories are both right
By Ian Dunt Both Labour and the Conservatives are right to accuse each other of being contradictory on the economy, Vince Cable said today. The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman’s comments came during a day of accusation and counter-accusation between the two main parties. David Cameron began the day facing claims of dithering after he said […]
Clegg fights to end disadvantaged education
By politics.co.uk staff The link between financial disadvantage and low achievement at school must be broken, Nick Clegg said today. Unveiling the Liberal Democrat education policy for the party’s general election campaign with a keynote speech in London, Mr Clegg said that the link between deprivation and low achievement remained, despite Labour’s investment programme. “Despite […]
Cable sets out ‘hauntingly familiar’ PR vision
By politics.co.uk staff Vince Cable will set out his vision for a proportional representative electoral system today, at an event organisers describe as “hauntingly” reminiscent of the 1970s. The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman will deliver his message to the London School of Economics (LSE) tonight, as the party privately tries to establish red lines for […]
Cameron conference as-it-happened
Welcome to politics.co.uk’s as-it-happens page. Here, you can keep up to date with speeches, debates and major political events live, in real time. Hit refresh on your browser to see the latest developments. This event is now over but you can see how it happened below. By Ian Dunt 09:41 – Cameron will be on […]
Lib Dem candidate steps down over racist email claim
By politics.co.uk staff A Liberal Democrat candidate has stepped down after allegations concerning a racially abusive email. David Jack, who was standing for the party in Stoke-on-Trent, categorically denies typing or sending the email. “I’m not acknowledging it came from my official email address at all,” he told the BBC. “There are specialist IT people […]
