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Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has said that it is “not beyond the realms of possibility” that his party could move into second place at the next election, ahead of Labour. His party might well receive more votes than Labour; they nearly managed that feat in 1983. - Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg has called for the Trident nuclear deterrent to be scrapped, saying it is too expensive and no longer meets the UK's defence needs. - Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg, who has threatened to boycott any private hearing, said it would be possible for a public inquiry to handle sensitive information by hearing some sessions on an exceptional basis behind closed doors. - Nick Clegg

Labour has run out of steam and of ideas. Its supporters are turning to the Liberal Democrats - Nick Clegg

"Never in my political life have I seen such determined attempts to suppress protest and dissent as have captured the headlines this spring." - Nick Clegg

Alistair Darling came under fresh pressure to quit as chancellor yesterday when the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, said he should be sacked for profiting from his parliamentary expenses. - Nick Clegg

This Thursday's vote is being held in a uniquely febrile climate. It should be about Europe; it will be about the expenses scandal. On both counts, it is a moment to reward the principled consistency of the Liberal Democrats. - Nick Clegg

Disgraced MPs should not be rewarded with lavish parachute payments, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said yesterday.v - Nick Clegg

MPs who stand down after expenses revelations should not be entitled to large tax free pay-offs, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said. - Nick Clegg

A ROYAL Marine seriously wounded in Iraq collared Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg in Oxford today to applaud him for pledging action to clean up Parliament. - Nick Clegg

With left-leaning voters deserting Labour, the Lib Dems should be well placed to make gains at the local elections - Nick Clegg

Warm words and rhetoric are easy. We must seize the mood and enact a radical programme of reform within 100 days - Nick Clegg

"I can't help thinking that Cameron is being out-flanked on the need for radical reform by Cable and Clegg" - Nick Clegg

Peers convicted of a crime and facing a jail sentence should be expelled from Parliament, Nick Clegg has said. - Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg has cut David Cameron's lead in the PoliticsHome Leadership performance tracker to just four percentage points in the past few weeks. - Nick Clegg

The UK must "stand tall" in Europe if the British people are to get the full benefit of EU membership, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has said. - Nick Clegg

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has openly criticised the Speaker's outburst in the Commons yesterday telling Sky News "he got it spectacularly wrong". - Nick Clegg

The Liberal Democrat leader said his party offered a "voice of hope" as he launched its Welsh European election campaign on Monday. - Nick Clegg

The European Parliament probably changes people’s lives more than the House of Commons, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said yesterday. - Nick Clegg

WITHOUT a doubt, Nick Clegg bested David Cameron and Gordon Brown during PMQs today. Clegg, fresh from his victory in the Gurkha vote, looked and sounded confident. - Nick Clegg

The Liberal Democrats have won a vote in the House of Commons. This is not supposed to happen. - Nick Clegg

It was Nick Clegg who won the day. Many of us thought he would have to junk his Gurhka questions after Cameron majored on the subject. Yet as it happened, the Lib Dem leader was more passionate and more scathing than his Tory counterpart. - Nick Clegg

Kirsty Wark is joined by the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg. She began by asking him about the meeting he had with the prime minister, when Gordon Brown put forward the idea of the daily allowance. - Nick Clegg

This was the Lib Dem leader's best performance at PMQs - Nick Clegg

Gordon Brown will face a parliamentary challenge to his decision to limit the number of Gurkhas allowed to settle in the UK. - Nick Clegg

Mr Clegg said that the MPs should not be able to make capital gains from the sale of properties bought with a taxpayer subsidised mortgage, and urged swift action to amend the system. - Nick Clegg

In breaking news, Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has decided to use the Opposition Day debate in Parliament on Wednesday 29th April to call (again) for a fair deal for Gurkhas. Governments just don’t lose Opposition Day votes. If they lose this one, it would be a huge wake-up call to the Government. - Nick Clegg

Alistair Darling's moves to tax higher earners more will only affect a "tiny minority" and raise very little money, says Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. - Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg has described today's Budget as "a pick and mix Budget of recycled announcements from a government skilled in raising people’s hopes but incompetent at actually delivering help." - Nick Clegg

The Liberal Democrats have said they want to cut the amount of income tax paid by most workers by £700 a year. - Nick Clegg