Posts tagged with 'Liberal Democrats'

03 May 13 15 Comments

Farage sinks a pint… and a party’s hopes?

Ukip’s success at the polls threatens the Conservatives, but also poses a bigger challenge to Labour and the Liberal Democrats than previously thought.

01 May 13 5 Comments

Clegg: voter hostility easing but we could come fourth

Nick Clegg’s aides say people are a “bit more neutral” than they used to be but will that translate to votes, or could the Lib Dems come behind Ukip in share of the vote in

29 Apr 13 4 Comments

Cameron steps into election ring, but dodges Ukip comment

David Cameron isn’t keen to engage in the debate about Ukip. But as far as the people he was speaking to on the campaign trail are concerned, winning back votes from Ukip is far from

14 Mar 13 6 Comments

Clegg ‘not impressed’ after Cameron pulls press reform plug

David Cameron faces pressure from all sides after pulling the plug on cross-party talks on press reform.

26 Feb 13 2 Comments

Lord Rennard: Lib Dems and police hold ‘stakeholder conversation’

There’s an acknowledgement from his team that they got it wrong in dealing with Lib Dem women’ complaints and that could be something Nick Clegg says tomorrow.

25 Feb 13 2 Comments

Clegg, Rennard and that ‘resignation’

Did Lord Rennard’s departure as Lib Dem chief executive on health grounds have a hidden benefit for party officials in the face of allegations about his behaviour?

04 Feb 13 5 Comments

Huhne, Clegg and the by-election

Criminal convictions and Liberal politics must spell appalling trouble for the leadership, mustn’t they? Maybe, maybe not.

28 Jan 13 2 Comments

Boundary decision day tomorrow

MPs vote tomorrow on the boundary review – pitting Tories against Lib Dems, with rumours that the Conservatives have cut a deal with the Democratic Unionists to bring them on side.

26 Sep 12 2 Comments

Why Nick Clegg talked to Blair and Mandelson

Gary Gibbon on why Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg felt compelled to call Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson and David Miliband in recent weeks.

22 Sep 12 2 Comments

Clegg waves at the left

Nick Clegg arrived at the Brighton Conference Centre a short while ago – shaking two police officers by the hand as he got out of the car … does he always do that or is it a special

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