NickClegg Meets… Eastbourne About NickClegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats will visit Eastbourne for the latest in his Nick Meets… public meetings across the UK. You have the chance to ask ‘any questions’ in this open invitation forum. At Nick Meets… Eastbourne, Nick is keen to discuss his plans to rebuild the economy...
Liberal Democrat Leader NickClegg today challenged Gordon Brown at Prime Minister’s Questions on planned cuts to Housing Benefit. Current Government plans are to scrap excess payments to local housing allowance claimants where their rent is lower than the rate of the allowance. This would see some of the poorest families in the country up to [...]
NickClegg and Simon Hughes will be taking to the streets of London on Saturday 5th December to demand the Government got further in tackling climate change. As an email from Simon Hughes stiringly says: We are the party that has the courage to tackle climate change in Britain. We will go furthest on cutting carbon emissions. [...]
Maybe Lib Dem leader wants to look like a winner It's obvious where the Lib Dem leader is heading with his new look – the face of stone, the spikey, centre-parted hair: NickClegg is turning into Simon Cowell. Can an upper-lip reduction procedure be far behind? Why would he do such a thing? With only his rivals Brown and Cameron as tonsorial role models, perhaps he fancied emulating...
Yesterday I was joined by NickClegg and Tavish Scott on the campaign trail. We were campaigning at the ASDA in Robroyston where we heard how local people are suffering as a result of Labour’s recession.It is this issue that has dominated this by-election and it is the concern that people have raised with me most often on the doorsteps.People in Glasgow North East are looking for...
“Gordon Brown has failed to explain to the British people why we are in Afghanistan, and how we are going to succeed,” said NickClegg, the Liberal Democrat Leader. Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on Afghanistan this morning, NickClegg said: “This speech is a woefully belated attempt to win over public support for a war [...]
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech on Afghanistan this morning, NickClegg said "This speech is a woefully belated attempt to win over public support for a war that has cost so many lives."
Fri, 06 Nov 2009"Gordon Brown has failed to explain to the British people why we are in Afghanistan, and how we are going to succeed," said the Liberal Democrat Leader.Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on Afghanistan this morning, NickClegg said:“This speech is a woefully belated attempt to win over public support for a war that has cost so many lives. “The Prime Minister has...
Headline writers clearly love their play on words, but the latest one from the Sheffield Star in an article by the, (entirely unrelated), Rachael Clegg is another stunner: All work, rest and clay for leader Clegg The reason being that NickClegg apparently enjoys clay sculpting in his spare time. As well as that being a complete [...]
News from NickClegg Core Cities Sign Up to 10:10 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 08:46 AM PST Liberal Democrat Core Cities Sign Up to 10:10 Campaign 3rd November 2009 NickClegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats today announced at the Core Cities conference in Liverpool that every city in the group under Liberal Democrat control has signed up to the 10:10 campaign. Bristol, Liverpool,...
Sir Christopher Kelly is expected to warn MPs that his radical changes to the Parliamentary expenses system needs to be introduced in full and without delay if politicians are to win back the trust of the public. NickClegg has become the first party leader to support the introduction of Sir Christopher’s recommendations amid widespread opposition from some backbench MPs. Sir [...]...