Nick Clegg has called for unity as the Liberal Democrat conference opens in Liverpool after Lib Dem councillors on three different councils defected to Labour. Barnsley’s only Liberal Democrat councillor, Sharron Brook, who had represented the town’s Dearne Valley South ward as a Liberal Democrat since 2003, told the BBC that: “I went into a briefing on a white paper for children...

Were you at Birmingham and so missed out on how the Lib Dem conference was reported? Not at Birmingham and so missed out on seeing Lib Dem MPs and government ministers up close and personal? We hope these videos will help (re-)connect you… Charles Kennedy on Nick Clegg (Available on the BBC website here.) Nick

Nick Clegg received hundreds of questions yesterday during his “Ask Clegg” event with Reuters. It was an online version of the Lib Dem leader’s Town Hall meetings, where members of the public were invited to ask Nick any question they liked. These were received in a variety of ways, including via the Reuters website, on Twitter

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is to become a father for the third time, his spokesman says.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg is taking questions live now at an online social media event at Reuters. Watch here, but most importantly, put your questions to him! You can do this at the Reuters website, or via Twitter – remember to include the hashtag #askclegg in your tweets so that they will be picked up and

Deborah Summers: Team Guardian has just arrived at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Bournemouth where Nick Clegg is expected to spend the next five days trying to sell his liberal tax-cutting proposals to the sceptical wing of his party

The Catch21 team has a casual chat with Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem leader, on a range of topics from the current economic crisis to faith schools.

Sandals are being rattled in Birmingham this morning. The Liberal Democrat conference opens to a chorus celebrating the party’s achievements in government. Nick Clegg tells the Independent that “Liberal Democrat fingerprints” are all over flagship coalition policies on schools, welfare, pensions, banking reform and the NHS reforms. He says of the latter that the Liberal Democrats...

Over at Cancer Research UK’s science update blog, Nick Clegg asnwers questions about the Liberal Democrats plan to do to help beat cancer. Here’s an excerpt: Britain’s cancer survival rates are worse than many of our European neighbours – what are the Liberal Democrats planning to do to tackle this? Nick Clegg – Early detection is key.

QUESTIONS were raised over Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's funding arrangements last night, after it was reported that he received a series of payments from party don