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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Nick Clegg: I told Cameron he was talking complete bilge
March 11, 2011 5:38 PM
• [Mar11] Andrew Grice writes: NICK Clegg has told his anxious party to "hold its nerve" as he trumpeted a long list of government policies he claimed the Conservatives would not have brought in unless they were in coalition with the Liberal Democrats. Speaking exclusively to The Independent on the eve of a potentially difficult Liberal Democrat spring conference in Sheffield this weekend, Mr Clegg said: "We are in this for the long haul. We are going to keep our nerve. We are not going to flinch. We were right to go into government. We are doing the right things in government."
Rehearsing his speech to the conference on Sunday, the Deputy Prime Minister told his party: "Keep your head up high. Be proud of what we are doing. Don't be cowed by what people are saying about us. Stick to the course."
. . Mr Clegg shrugged off personal criticism aimed at him by voters during last week's Barnsley Central by-election, in which his party came a humiliating sixth. "You shouldn't go into politics, and certainly not into government at a time of national economic difficulty and crisis, unless you are prepared to be thick-skinned enough. The argy-bargy of politics just comes with the territory," he said.
• Nick Clegg: I told Cameron he was talking complete bilge [Andrew Grice The Independent Mar 11]
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