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Brown and Cameron clash over EU | |
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David Cameron has again urged Gordon Brown to call an election as they clashed over health and Europe at prime minister's questions in the Commons. | |
Last week the Tory leader accused the prime minister of being "a phoney", claiming he "bottled" a snap election. | Last week the Tory leader accused the prime minister of being "a phoney", claiming he "bottled" a snap election. |
Mr Brown responded then by pointing to the Tory grammars row, saying he would take "no lectures" from Mr Cameron. | |
Vince Cable is set to join the fray for the Lib Dems following Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation as party leader. | Vince Cable is set to join the fray for the Lib Dems following Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation as party leader. |
The weekly 30-minute joust comes as the Liberal Democrats' leadership race gets underway, with the party's environment spokesman Chris Huhne expected to throw his hat into the ring later. | The weekly 30-minute joust comes as the Liberal Democrats' leadership race gets underway, with the party's environment spokesman Chris Huhne expected to throw his hat into the ring later. |
Mr Cable, 64, the party's acting leader during the two month contest, announced on Wednesday that he would not be standing". | Mr Cable, 64, the party's acting leader during the two month contest, announced on Wednesday that he would not be standing". |
He claimed "the current climate of prejudice about age" meant older candidates were "not electable". |