Lib Dem leader has become the first party leader publicly to call on House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin to quit. The BBC has the story: Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has called on Commons Speaker Michael Martin to stand down, saying he has become an obstacle to much-needed reform of Parliament. Mr Clegg said the

In a speech in the House of Commons last night Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield Central urged Lib Dem MPs to vote against raising university tuition fees to up to £9000 a year and accused Nick Clegg of a cynical U-turn on fees. Speaking in the House of Commons debate Paul Blomfield said: "If they [the Lib Dems] vote in favour of the proposals, not only will they be dashing the hopes of thous...

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has called for Commons Speaker Michael Martin to resign, accusing him of being "a dogged defender of the way things are".

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg calls on Commons Speaker Michael Martin to stand down, saying he is an obstacle to reform of Parliament.

OPEN criticism of Commons Speaker Michael Martin escalated today as Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said his handling of the latest expenses crisis had been "very wrong

The title says it all really "Nick Clegg has become the first party leader to call for the Commons speaker to resign in the midst of the expenses crisis gripping Parliament. The Lib Dem leader said Michael Martin should do the "decent thing" and step down as he was not the "right man" to lead much-needed reform of Parliament. " More at the Beeb .

Lib Dem leader speaks out as Tory MP canvasses for signatures for first no-confidence motion in Speaker in 300 years Michael Martin, the Commons Speaker, "misjudged it spectacularly" when he rounded on MPs who criticised his handling of the expenses issue, Nick Clegg said today. The Liberal Democrat leader said that Martin needed to learn lessons from what happened in the Commons yesterday when Ma...

• Martin 'a defender of the way things are', says Lib Dem leader • Downing Street appears to abandon support for Speaker The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, today called for the resignation of Michael Martin as Commons Speaker, accusing him of being "a dogged defender of the way things are". Clegg abandoned Westminster convention that party leaders avoid criticism of the S...

The Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg argues that confidence in our politicians is at an all time low and it's time to entirely rethink MPs' expenses With more and more scandals erupting over MPs’ expenses the need for Britain’s politicians to get the House of Commons in order is clearer than ever. And there isn’t a moment to waste. As the recession bites millions of people across the country...

Michael Deacon watches the Prime Minister deliver a statement on Europe to a packed House of Commons - minus Nick Clegg.