Clegg insists the Lib Dems 'can and will win' at election

The Liberal Democrats can thwart Alex Salmond's bid to return to Westminster, Nick Clegg will claim today as he insists his party "can and will win" in May's General Election.

Despite his party's poor showing in opinion polls, Clegg believes the Liberal Democrats will "do so much better than anyone thinks".

The Lib Dem leader will address activists at an election rally at the Scottish party conference in Aberdeen this evening.

Clegg is expected to argue that the party's resilience and the "incredible things" it has achieved as part of the coalition Government will be key to doing well in May.