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"A penny for your thoughts, Nick!"

July 21, 2011 2:05 PM

clegg• [Jul 20] Gary Gibbon writes: ' . . NICK Clegg has been mastering his new stance, sitting next to the PM while managing to convey that he'd rather be anywhere else.

The old Nick Clegg, at the start of the Coalition, used to sit turned slightly towards David Cameron, gazing up with proper reverence, frequently nodding, patting the PM on the arm after a particularly good outing. The new Nick Clegg has subtly shifted his body the other way. His attention seems to be gripped by something way up on the Commons ceiling down the far end of the chamber, There is no Nancy Reagan-style gaze on the PM, not so much as a glance . . '

• Gary Gibbon: Cameron-rides-out-labour-hack-attack [Channel 4 News blog Jul 20]

• Gary Gibbon: Clegg-sticks-to-the-government-script [Channel 4 News blog Jul 21]

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