Clegg's split over education
The Deputy Prime Minister is to open dividing lines with the Tories by insisting all teachers should be qualified, and the national curriculum should be taught in every school.
- Claire Stewart - ITV News Political Correspondent
Lib Dems' alignment with Labour could prove handy
Nick Clegg stressed today that his stand was not about electioneering, but genuinely-held strongly differing opinions on this issue.
I'm sure his party members will be quite happy to see growing divides with the Conservatives. It also, of course, aligns them more closely with the Labour position which could also prove handy in a year or so.
Downing Street have said today they are very surprised by what Nick Clegg has said, but they're trying to spin this as not a split in the Coalition, but a split within the Liberal Democrats.
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