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.
IPCC Motion backed by Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats have backed calls urging the coalition Government to give the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) stronger powers to help "restore the trust" between police forces and the public.
Members at the party's autumn conference in Brighton voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion noting the IPCC's "increasing difficulties" in investigating police officers and police staff who refuse to be interviewed about complaints.
Lib Dem councillor Duwayne Brooks (Lewisham and North Beckenham) said some investigations into deaths and serious injury drag on for months:
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Pension schemes could be the answer to home ownership
The Liberal Democrats unveiled plans for young people to be able to use grandparent's pensions to get onto the property ladder
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Nick Clegg needs to prove himself to his party
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.
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Millionaires face tax avoidance clampdown
Anybody worth more than £1 million faces coming under scrutiny from inspectors in a fresh crackdown on tax avoidance.