The Guardian has the story: The Liberal Democrats are planning to rule out forming a coalition government with either the Conservatives or Labour if Nick Clegg holds the balance of power in a hung parliament after the general election. … senior Lib Dems are making clear that Clegg has no interest in taking cabinet posts and

Nick Clegg MP, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, gives his keynote speech at the climax of our autumn conference in Bournemouth. In it he highlights that the Liberal Democrats are now the only party that can deliver a fairer Britain.

Tories seek to stem growing support in opinion polls for Nick Clegg, with party leader David Cameron warning that strong backing for the Liberal Democrats at next month's general election would lead to a hung parliament

Nick Clegg has been giving a speech at the think-tank Demos today, setting out his vision for what this Parliament should achieve – and what the Liberal Democrats should get from it. The heart of the argument is in this early section: Now that the Liberal Democrats are in government, liberal ideas are being deployed

Tories seek to stem growing support in opinion polls for Nick Clegg, with party leader David Cameron warning that strong backing for the Liberal Democrats at next month's general election would lead to a hung parliament

Yesterday’s Indy published an interesting account of the findings of ‘private polling for the Liberal Democrats’ under the flattering headline, Is the invisible Clegg a secret weapon for the Lib Dems? The research was scarcely earth-shattering, but there were some interesting conclusions: On Nick Clegg: The research concluded that Mr Clegg was the Liberal Democrats’ best as...

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.

Three weeks after celebrating his first anniversary as Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg today celebrates his 42nd birthday. The Times notes the occasion thus: Nick Clegg has been the leader of the Liberal Democrats for more than a year. Recent speculation about a possible hung Parliament after the next election has brought him increased attention. Always

With another poll showing the Tories short of the lead they need to be sure of a majority—ICM for the Sunday Telegraph has the Tories on 38, Labour on 31 and the Lib Dems on 21—we are going to hear even more about a hung parliament and the role of the Lib Dems; I can’t remember any Lib Dem leader getting as much media attention as Nick Clegg has had these past four days. But if t...

A new poll has dramatically propelled the Liberal Democrats into second place in the election campaign. The poll by ITV/ComRes put Lib Dem support at 35pc, Tories on 36pc and Labout on 27pc.