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Clegg urges voters to give Lib Dems another chance

Nick Clegg has urged voters to give the Liberal Democrats another chance, after admitting his party have been tainted by government.

At the Liberal Democrat conference, the Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged that he was "no longer the "untainted... fresh-faced outsider", vowing to learn from the "mistake" of his infamous U-turn on university tuition fees.

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Vince Cable: People 'not flocking to Burnley'

Vince Cable has called for a fresh wave of housing to be built on green belt land to solve Britain's housing shortage - noting that new developments are being focused on the south-east because "people are not flocking to Burnley".

Vince Cable said there should be more houses and fewer golf course in the south-east. Credit: Chris Radburn/PA Wire

The Business Secretary made the comments during a fringe event at the Liberal Democrats' annual conference.

During a visit to Burnley earlier this year, Cable had described the town as "booming", adding: "The town is now enjoying a real renaissance."

According to the Lancashire Telegraph, the senior Lib Dem told an audience at the opening of Burnley Bridge Business Park: "If every other part of Britain operated like Burnley we wouldn’t be talking about a recession."

Last year Conservative peer Lord Howell - the father-in-law of George Osborne - prompted anger by calling for fracking in the "desolate north-east", later apologising and saying he actually meant the north-west.

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