Lib Dem conference: Day two
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted he will re-double efforts to push for taxes targeting the wealthy as he starts a fightback against low personal popularity levels.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted he will re-double efforts to push for taxes targeting the wealthy as he starts a fightback against low personal popularity levels.
Nick Clegg's question and answer session is over. He was quizzed on the Leveson report, responding that as long as his recommendations are workable, they should be implemented.
He also faced questions on the economy, welfare, nuclear power and HS2.
Here are some of the comments on Twitter:
Nick Clegg in Q&A - still committed to greenest govt ever. #libdems
Nick Clegg finishing his Q&A session on austerity and investment. "£10bn more put into affordable housing".
I'd like whatever @nick_clegg has had for breakfast. The man was very fired up in that Q+A.
The Liberal Democrats unveiled plans for young people to be able to use grandparent's pensions to get onto the property ladder
Bad polls from voters and Liberal Democrat supporters mean Nick Clegg has work to do at his party conference to prove he can still lead.
Anybody worth more than £1 million faces coming under scrutiny from inspectors in a fresh crackdown on tax avoidance.