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.
Labour's deputy leader has hit out at Nick Clegg after his conference speech, accusing him of being "desperate" to justify working with the Tories.
Harriet Harman attacked the Deputy Prime Minister over his suggestion that the Lib Dems should be judged by their achievements in government.
"Nick Clegg was right about one thing in his speech - the Lib Dems should be judged on their record. It is a record of broken promises and weakness.
She said Mr Clegg was "trying desperately to justify the decision he and his party took to back the Tories all the way".
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With the support of the party leadership, the Lib Dems may be set to drop their opposition to a new runway at Gatwick airport.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has unveiled plans for a string of garden cities along a new railway link from Cambridge.