Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg reiterated calls for immediate tax cuts at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. He criticised government tax increases that are disproportionately penalising Britain’s poorest and urged the Prime Minister to clamp down on tax breaks for the rich. Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD): Week after week, I have called on the Prime Minister to cut taxe...

Nick Clegg speechNick Clegg congratulates Barack Obama on his US election victory and says Britain should follow his lead with tax cuts for people on low and middle incomes. At Prime Minister's question time on the day after the American presidential election, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg joined other party leaders in congratulating Barack Obama on his victory. Nick then pointed out tha...

Nick Clegg ThumbnailNick Clegg questions the Prime Minister on public spending during the recession, and calls for big tax cuts for people desperately in need of help. Speaking at Prime Minister's question time, Nick Clegg called on Gordon brown to change his spending plans by redirecting money to homes for hard-pressed families, child care and training for people who have lost thei...

Nick Clegg's quotes on tax yesterday caught my eye: Asked whether he expected the Government to reduce the tax burden, he said: “No, I am saying we will rebalance the tax system. We’re not making great claims about the overall...

Finally, the right line from Prime Minister’s Questions – and it’s one that Gordon Brown will fear the most. “What people need now is more money in their pockets. He could deliver big tax cuts for people who desperately need help”. It was from Nick Clegg. You can argue – as I do –  that the Liberal Democrats’ proposed tax cut is paltry...

Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg MP, called upon the Government at Prime Minister’s Questions to simplify the tax credit system by offering fixed payments to low-income families He said the over-complicated system meant 10 times as many families were being dragged to court to pay back incorrectly claimed tax credits, adding to recession woes. Read the full exchange below:  Mr. Nick C...

The Liberal Democrat leader slams Members of the Lords relying on residency loophole to avoid taxes Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Nick Clegg asked the Prime Minister to support a Private Member's Bill to ensure peers - "who make the law of this country" - pay their taxes in full. He said if anyone deserved a tax break it was the millions of ordinary British taxpayers completing...

Conservative plans to give married couples a tax break must take second place behind a Liberal Democrat tax cut for low-earners, Nick Clegg has insisted.

Both opposition leaders were able to make play with Obama’s victory at PMQs today. David Cameron compared his “novice” status to that of Obama, and Nick Clegg asked why the Prime Minister - who had minutes earlier compared his own government’s priorities to Obama’s - did not adopt Obama’s policies on cutting tax for lower

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg promises that without finding another way to tax the wealthiest, the tax band 'stays'.