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Saturday 13th March 2010
Clegg: We won't compromise on early cuts in a hung parliament
- 18:38
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- 13/03/10
- Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrat...
- Channel 4 News
Mr Clegg has insisted that in a hung parliament he would not compromise on his position not to have early public spending in the next parliament. Asked if he would "compromise" on spending cuts to support a minority Conservative government, he responded: "I will continue under all circumstances t...
Ashdown: Party never more confident, Clegg at top of his game
- 17:18
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- 13/03/10
- Lord Ashdown, Former Liberal Democrat leader
- BBC News
Lord Ashdown said he had never known the Liberal Democrats in such confident mood, and added that Nick Clegg was “at the top of his game”. “I think the conditions out there... have never been better,” he said. “I’ve never known the party in a better and more confident mood, and I think there's...
Vince Cable pledges public consultation on spending cuts
- 14:30
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- 13/03/10
- Vince Cable MP, Liberal Democrats Treasury spo...
- BBC News, Sky News
Mr Cable said the public needs to be consulted on government cuts as he set out the Liberal Democrats’ plans for tackling the budget deficit. He said: “We’ve spelt out a list of areas where we think we can make cuts but after the elections we’ll need to do more. This has got to be done with publi...
Hammond: Liberal Democrats are all over the place on the economy
- 14:05
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- 13/03/10
- Philip Hammond MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the ...
- Sky News
Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are "all over the place" on the economy, on the same day Vince Cable told his party they are the ones to lead the UK out of recession. He said: "The Lib Dems are all over the place, one minute talking about reassuring investors by introducing savage cuts then s...
McMillan-Scott: Conservative Party controls its MPs
- 12:25
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- 13/03/10
- Edward McMillan-Scott, Former Conservative MEP
- Sky News
Mr McMillan-Scott said "people are controlled within the Conservative party" as he made his first appearance as a Liberal Democrat. He split from the Conservatives over David Cameron’s decision to leave the European People’s Party and was interviewed at the Liberal Democrats Spring conference . ...
Field unsure about value of British Airways strikes
- 10:30
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- 13/03/10
- Mark Field MP, Conservative MP
- Sky News
Mr Field said he had sympathy for strikes planned by the cabin crew of British Airways but said he “wasn’t sure it’s the right way to go about it”. He said: “This could be an issue until the general elections. Unite is one of the biggest funders to the Labour party so this story could run and run....
Hung parliament talk 'undermining role of electorate' - Teather
- 10:13
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- 13/03/10
- Sarah Teather MP, Liberal Democrat Housing spoke...
- BBC News
Ms Teather claimed continuing speculation in the press about the possibility of a hung parliament and possible electoral pacts was "undermining the role of the electorate." She insisted that the voters were the "kingmaker" in an election, and that they would decide the result. "The voters are ...
We would resist pact with any party planning 'masochistic' cuts - Clegg
- 08:41
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- 13/03/10
- Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrat...
- The Today Programme, BBC Radio 4
Mr Clegg indicated that the Liberal Democrats would resist making an electoral pact with any party which planned to slash public spending too quickly. "Self-evidently I think we think that merrily slashing now is an act of economic masochism," Clegg said. The Liberal Democrats "would say no, d...
The general elections are wide open, says Danny Alexander
- 08:20
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- 13/03/10
- Danny Alexander MP, Liberal Democrat MP
- Sky News
The general elections are “wide open” with “millions of votes up for grabs”, according to Mr Alexander. He said: “With the crisis the country is going through, people are much more willing than ever before for things to change substantially.” Mr Alexander defended the selection of Anna Arrowsm...
Friday 12th March 2010
Huhne: voters are the 'kingmakers'
- 22:46
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- 12/03/10
- Chris Huhne MP, Liberal Democrats Home Affairs...
- Newsnight, BBC 2
Mr Huhne insisted that Nick Clegg would have to consult with the Liberal Democrat parliamentary party before deciding to align with Labour or the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament. "I think it would be extremely rash of any party leader to go ahead with an arrangement without the su...
