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.
Labour MP: Lib Dem influence is benign
A senior member of Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet said today the Liberal Democrats' influence on the coalition Government had been "benign".
Jon Cruddas, who was appointed in May to oversee Labour's policy review, was speaking at a fringe event at the Lib Dem autumn conference in Brighton:
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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.