Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg celebrated his second anniversary as Liberal Democrat leader on the 18th of December. It was an occasion barely marked in the wider press which is probably a little strange given recent opinion polls have at least pointed to ...  

guardian.co.ukPolitical party leaders agree plan for historic live TV debatesguardian.co.ukGordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will go head-to-head in three live debates filmed in front of studio audiences. Photograph: Felix Clay Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are to go head-to-head in Britain's first live prime ...Party leaders to hold TV election debatesAFPGordon Brown agrees to live TV debate with David CameronTelegraph...  

The UK is ready for its first ever televised leader election debates following an agreement between the three main political parties and BBC, Sky and ITV, the BBC reports. Labour’s Gordon Brown, Conservative leader David Cameron and Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg have agreed to go head-to-head in a series of three debates. Each clash will last [...]  

Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, has been criticised for ignoring fresh medical evidence about Mr McKinnon. That decision was challenged in the High Court last week. Mr Clegg told The Daily Telegraph: “This treaty is wrong and Gary McKinnon’s ...  

If its website is anything to go by, the new weekly freesheet scheduled to hit London's streets on 1 February, will add little to the quality of news in the capital. Headlines on thelondonweekly.co.uk include "Rihanna says assualt [sic] gave her an unexpected career boost", "Organisation calls for band [sic] in Mobile phone use" and "Lib Dem's Nick Clegg pledges to get rid of tuition fees". The intro goes on to describe Clegg as "leader of the...  

I don't pay enough attention to the Liberal Democrats to be certain about this but today may have been Nick Clegg's best day as leader. The announcement that there will be not one but, god help us, three debates between Gordon Brown and David Cameron and that Clegg has been invited to participate as an equal partner in each of them is a triumph for the Lid Dem leader. He is the obvious benficiary of this precedent-setting agreement, not least...  

Fair Taxes at The Heart of Liberal Democrat's Message. 30th November 2009. Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats today pledged to put fair taxes at the heart of the party's message to the British people. ...  

The Liberal Democrats have decided to make changes to their controversial plans to impose a 'mansion tax' Monday, 30 November 2009 Party leader Nick Clegg responded by saying the value threshold would be raised to 2 million-plus - taking up to 180,000  

guardian.co.ukLiberal Democrats offer Cameron hung parliament dealTelegraph.co.ukThe Liberal Democrats have opened the way for doing a deal with David Cameron if there was a hung parliament at the general election. By Andrew Porter, Political Editor Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, yesterday made it clear that he would not ...Nick Clegg dents Labour hopes of Lib-Lab allianceguardian.co.ukNick Clegg says poll shows next election 'not...  

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today challenged Gordon Brown to scrap planned reforms to local housing allowance, which he said would cost poorer people £15 a week. Mr Clegg said up to 300,000 would be hit by the change, adding: "It won't save the Treasury any money." But the Prime Minister said he did not believe the £15 figure was accurate and added that he was trying to reform housing benefit so that it helped those most in need...  

I forgot to plug my Comment is Free article which was published yesterday. In it, I give pretty short shrift to the ideas that Nick Clegg has just announced his intention to form a coalition with the Tories and that the Lib Dems should be bending over backwards to spell out their terms for [...]  

The Liberal Democrats would support whichever party had the most seats if there was a hung parliament, Nick Clegg indicated. The party leader said it was inevitable that whoever received the "strong...  

Telegraph.co.ukWhat happens if David Cameron loses?Telegraph.co.ukAnd by “loses”, I mean fails to gain an overall majority at the general election, which would be an epic humiliation for the Cameron project. The new Ipsos Mori poll for the Observer gives ...Nick Clegg delivers blow to Gordon Brown despite poll boost for LabourTimes OnlineBoost for Brown as new poll puts Labour just six points behind ToriesDaily MailPoll boost for PM as hung...  

Liberal Democrat leader and Sheffield Hallam MP Nick Clegg dug in to help pupils from Hallam Primary School plant 2 Manna Ash, 2 Hornbeam and 2 Field Maple trees at Westminster Crescent Lodge Moor on Friday 4th December. This is one of several Sheffield Homes tree planting events taking place over the next few months. The company is investing £52,000 in the scheme, which is helping Sheffield retain its position as one of the UK’s greenest...  

Your account has been frozen . For your available options click the below button. IN his first speech to the Scottish Liberal Democrats since becoming leader, Nick Clegg branded Labour as "old, tired and incompetent" and the Tories as "remote". But ...