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LIBERAL DEMOCRAT NEWS
Clegg: ''There will be no regional pay''
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's comment appeared to contradict government policy
Clegg: ''Pupil premium will change lives''
''Get this right and we make good on education's progressive promise,'' says the Deputy PM
''Recovery built on real growth, not debt''
The Prime Minister and Deputy PM have reiterated their determination to work together in coalition
Coalition makes 800,000 more pay 40p tax
Since the coalition came to power, the number of people who pay tax at the 40p rate has increased by 27 per cent
Clegg – ''No need to reveal secret talks''
Deputy PM says he will not spill the beans on secret Cabinet deals at the heart of the coalition government
LATEST LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FEATURES
''Not easy, but right''
Speaking at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tried his very best to encourage party members to feel good about being in government. Here is his full speech
''It isn't easy being in a coalition government''
Governing in coalition with a party you have opposed all your political life isn't easy, the minister for employment relations, consumer and postal affairs Ed Davey said as he unveiled plans to ''transform'' post offices
Determined to take the risks of reform
Norman Lamb, right-hand man to the Deputy Prime Minister, tells Dean Carroll that the Lib Dems are not looking for short-term popularity – and why he's not afraid of a bit of grime
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