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| Nick Clegg tells Lib Dems: Be proud of record in government | |
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| The abuse Liberal Democrats have faced for governing with the Conservatives was all worth it, Nick Clegg has said. | |
| The Lib Dem leader urged conference delegates in Glasgow to be proud now it is "a party of government" and helping to turn Britain around. | |
| He will repeat his attacks on both Labour and the Conservatives, saying the worst thing the UK could do would be to elect either of them in 2015. | He will repeat his attacks on both Labour and the Conservatives, saying the worst thing the UK could do would be to elect either of them in 2015. |
| And he is to talk about his "private school, home counties" upbringing. | |
| Aides to the deputy prime minister said it would be the first time he had used a set-piece speech to draw so personally on his own background. | Aides to the deputy prime minister said it would be the first time he had used a set-piece speech to draw so personally on his own background. |
| 'Finish the job' | 'Finish the job' |
| The party has been keen to stress what it describes as the "confident mood" of the annual conference. | The party has been keen to stress what it describes as the "confident mood" of the annual conference. |
| Mr Clegg's speech comes on the final day of the gathering, which has seen the party vote to back the government's economic programme. | Mr Clegg's speech comes on the final day of the gathering, which has seen the party vote to back the government's economic programme. |
| "This recovery wouldn't be happening without us. We have made sure the deficit is being cut at the right pace," he is expected to say. | "This recovery wouldn't be happening without us. We have made sure the deficit is being cut at the right pace," he is expected to say. |
| He will insist only a coalition government "can keep the country on the right path". | He will insist only a coalition government "can keep the country on the right path". |
| Following the party's decision to go into coalition with the Conservatives after the 2010 election, membership fell from 65,038 to 42,501. | Following the party's decision to go into coalition with the Conservatives after the 2010 election, membership fell from 65,038 to 42,501. |
| It has since struggled in the polls, trailing in fourth place behind UKIP in some. | It has since struggled in the polls, trailing in fourth place behind UKIP in some. |
| Mr Clegg will acknowledge that entering a coalition was not universally popular, saying: "Every insult we have had to endure since we entered government - every snipe, every bad headline, every blow to our support - that was all worth it, because we are turning Britain around." | Mr Clegg will acknowledge that entering a coalition was not universally popular, saying: "Every insult we have had to endure since we entered government - every snipe, every bad headline, every blow to our support - that was all worth it, because we are turning Britain around." |
| The Lib Dem leader is open about going into the next general election looking not to win, but to form another coalition. | The Lib Dem leader is open about going into the next general election looking not to win, but to form another coalition. |
| He is asking voters to support the party on the basis they would temper a "single-party government". | He is asking voters to support the party on the basis they would temper a "single-party government". |
| "Labour would wreck the recovery, the Conservatives would give us the wrong kind of recovery. Only the Liberal Democrats can finish the job and finish it in a way that is fair," he will say. | "Labour would wreck the recovery, the Conservatives would give us the wrong kind of recovery. Only the Liberal Democrats can finish the job and finish it in a way that is fair," he will say. |
| 'Best start' | 'Best start' |
| He will use the government announcement of free meals for the youngest pupils in England to draw a dividing line with his coalition partners. | He will use the government announcement of free meals for the youngest pupils in England to draw a dividing line with his coalition partners. |
| Saying Lib Dems would extend the scheme to all primary school children, he will add: "Their priority is to help some families over others, with a tax break for married couples. | Saying Lib Dems would extend the scheme to all primary school children, he will add: "Their priority is to help some families over others, with a tax break for married couples. |
| "That tells you everything you need to know about their values." | "That tells you everything you need to know about their values." |
| By contrast, he will say his party is helping "young children get the best possible start in life, and that tells you everything about ours". | By contrast, he will say his party is helping "young children get the best possible start in life, and that tells you everything about ours". |
| The Lib Dem leadership have seen off challenges from activists to its nuclear weapons and economic policies, although delegates voted for a review of housing benefit rules - what critics call the "bedroom tax". | The Lib Dem leadership have seen off challenges from activists to its nuclear weapons and economic policies, although delegates voted for a review of housing benefit rules - what critics call the "bedroom tax". |