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Clegg urges voters to give Lib Dems another chance

Nick Clegg has urged voters to give the Liberal Democrats another chance, after admitting his party have been tainted by government.

At the Liberal Democrat conference, the Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged that he was "no longer the "untainted... fresh-faced outsider", vowing to learn from the "mistake" of his infamous U-turn on university tuition fees.

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Liberal Democrats 'must make their voices heard'

Addressing party activists in Glasgow, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said:

Someone has to stand up for the liberal Britain in which we and millions of decent, reasonable people believe.

For tolerance, compassion, openness, unity - the values this party holds so dear.

If the Liberal Democrat voice is marginalised in British politics, our country will be meaner, poorer and weaker as a result.

We must not and cannot let that happen. We must make our voice heard.

– Nick Clegg

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