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Clegg turns on the Conservatives over NHS funding

Nick Clegg has accused the Conservatives of "trying to pull the wool" over voters' eyes by failing to reveal how they would fund the National Health Service.

During his party's mental health policy launch, Clegg promised the Lib Dems would pump an extra £2.25 billion into mental health services in England by 2020 to reverse decades of "institutionalised indifference" to the issue.

In a surprise appearance, TOWIE star Joey Essex attended the event in Watford to interview Clegg for his ITV show Educating Joey Essex.

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Joey Essex 'thought it was the Liberal Democats'

TOWIE star Joey Essex has admitted he thought Nick Clegg's party was called the "Liberal Democats".

While interviewing Clegg for at his party's mental health policy launch, Essex inquired, "Why are you called Liberal Democrats?" because he was confused about the party's name.

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He also labelled Clegg's five-year stint as Deputy Prime Minister as "sick" and praised him for being a "nice bloke" ... even if Essex had thought he was meeting "Mr Legg".

Essex was interviewing Clegg for his ITV show Educating Joey Essex.

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