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| Clegg raps Tories as Lib Dem local election campaign starts | Clegg raps Tories as Lib Dem local election campaign starts |
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| Nick Clegg is expected to launch the Liberal Democrats' local election campaign by claiming the Conservatives waste taxpayers' money. | Nick Clegg is expected to launch the Liberal Democrats' local election campaign by claiming the Conservatives waste taxpayers' money. |
| He will say that despite their stated differences, a vote for Labour or the Tories was the same thing, as both had a record of inefficiency. | |
| And the deputy prime minister will argue that his party spreads "the burden of austerity fairly". | And the deputy prime minister will argue that his party spreads "the burden of austerity fairly". |
| Mr Clegg's speech will mark the start of campaigning for the 2 May poll. | Mr Clegg's speech will mark the start of campaigning for the 2 May poll. |
| He will tell voters in Cornwall: "Difficult decisions will need to be made in local government, just as in national government, and people understand that. But they - rightly - expect that their representatives should make the fairest possible decisions. | He will tell voters in Cornwall: "Difficult decisions will need to be made in local government, just as in national government, and people understand that. But they - rightly - expect that their representatives should make the fairest possible decisions. |
| "Next month, in wards across the country, people will be confronted with the same choice. Despite all their stated differences, a vote for Labour or the Tories will be a vote for the same thing. | "Next month, in wards across the country, people will be confronted with the same choice. Despite all their stated differences, a vote for Labour or the Tories will be a vote for the same thing. |
| "Their record in local government shows that even when millions of families are feeling the pinch, they'll both squander taxpayers' money on waste, inefficiency and their own vanity projects. | "Their record in local government shows that even when millions of families are feeling the pinch, they'll both squander taxpayers' money on waste, inefficiency and their own vanity projects. |
| "A vote for the Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, is a vote for a party which - wherever we're in power - does its best to spread the burden of austerity fairly, investing in jobs and help for hard-pressed families." | "A vote for the Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, is a vote for a party which - wherever we're in power - does its best to spread the burden of austerity fairly, investing in jobs and help for hard-pressed families." |
| Ed Miliband is also set to launch Labour's campaign on Monday, with a speech in which he is expected to say local councils should be allowed to prevent shops opening, such as payday lenders and bookmakers. | Ed Miliband is also set to launch Labour's campaign on Monday, with a speech in which he is expected to say local councils should be allowed to prevent shops opening, such as payday lenders and bookmakers. |
| He will say the policy pledge forms one of five key election messages his party will be campaigning on. | He will say the policy pledge forms one of five key election messages his party will be campaigning on. |