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 said he was happy for the auto tuned remix of his apology for making and breaking a pledge to scrap tuition fees to be released as a single, as he thought it was "a very catchy tune". He told ITV1 's Daybreak:
I was amazed at how quickly they made it. I seen the song the day after the speech was released, and it does have a very catchy tune. They asked me could they release it and I said yes as long as the money can go to charity....so it is a silver lining in that way
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.