Lib Dem News

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country's two-party More »

Probation staff who start their own John Lewis-style mutuals will be offered support to bid for contracts under the Government's rehabilitation reforms, Nick Clegg More »

Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable will today brand advocates of EU withdrawal "self-indulgent and reckless", as he warns that a British pull-out would More »

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday there would be "consequences" for Sri Lanka if its leaders did not address international concerns over human rights More »

Nick Clegg's opposition to childcare reforms is part of an effort to fight off internal efforts to oust him as Liberal Democrat leader, Education Secretary Michael More »

Shirley Williams has said fellow Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard, who is currently being investigated for allegations of sexual harassment, is "absolutely More »

The Government's childcare reforms were in chaos after Nick Clegg hit out at plans to relax rules on the number of toddlers nursery staff can supervise. More »

The coalition's flagship childcare reforms have been thrown into doubt after Nick Clegg signalled he does not support loosening ratios in nurseries. More »

Education minister Liz Truss has conceded the coalition's childcare plans remain up in the air after Nick Clegg's intervention yesterday. More »

David Cameron and Nick Clegg are meeting voters' concerns about immigration and the rise of Ukip head-on with an immigration bill forming the centrepiece of today's More »

Liberal Democrat minister Jo Swinson says she almost died after suffering an allergic reaction to a biscuit. More »

David Cameron is under pressure to defy his Liberal Democrat coalition partners and stage a referendum on Europe before the next general election. More »

Nick Clegg has accused the Tories and Labour of being dragged to the "extremes" of right and left in the latest salvo of the battle for votes in Thursday's local More »

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Deputy prime minister on Thursday ruled out plans to allow police and spy agencies access to details of people's Internet use, More »

Nick Clegg sounded the death knell of the controversial snoopers' charter today, during a radio phone-in show which left listeners reeling. More »

A last-ditch effort to stop the government's NHS reform programme fell apart in the Lords last night, with Tory and Lib Dem peers forcing through wide-ranging More »

Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into allegations that a Lib Dem peer sexually harassed activists. More »

Cuts to support for asylum seekers should be scrutinised by parliament, former Liberal Democrat minister has urged MPs. More »

Both Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have rejected Prime Minister David Cameron's claim that "We are all Thatcherites now". More »

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is "double, triple, quadruple checking" security arrangements for this weekend's London marathon after the tragic events in Boston this More »

Business Secretary Vince Cable has been forced to backtrack after suggesting that the high pay of pop bands like One Direction is "downright insensitive and grossly More »

Conservative and Liberal Democrat backbenchers are set to take on the government over rules controlling home extensions later. More »

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has suggested it would be "a bit odd" to go ahead with Prime Minister's Questions on the day of Baroness Thatcher's funeral. More »

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is due to launch a blistering attack on the Conservatives, claiming they squander taxpayers' money on vanity projects. More »

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has attacked Labour for trying to "pull the wool over people's eyes" about sweeping tax changes. More »

Nick Clegg has come under fire for taking a luxury skiing holiday as fresh benefit reforms kick in leaving many struggling households facing shrinking incomes. More »