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And the next leader of the Liberal Democrats is…
A look at the contenders for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats after Nick Clegg steps down.
Chris Huhne
Huhne’s hot air may set back fight for climate consensus
Adam Corner calls on Chris Huhne to stop applying to rhetoric of denial to people who disagree with specific policy proposals, arguing that that weakens the argument for anthropogenic climate change generally.
Wales calls for second u-turn on coastguard closures as Salmond hits out at Huhne
Carwyn Jones has urged the government to rethink plans to downgrade Wales’s busiest coastguard station in Swansea, while Alex Salmond has attacked Chris Huhne.
Cameron ditches “Vote blue go green” and tells BP: ‘Drill, baby, drill!’
David Cameron drilled a further nail in the coffin of the ‘greenest government ever’ myth, with his support for BP’s North Sea oil drilling plans, reports Joss Garman.
Huhne’s tough talk on energy companies exactly what we need
Chris Huhne today set out some important directions of travel for climate change policy over the course of this parliament.
Huhne attacks “Tea Party Tories” – who on Earth does he mean?!
Chris Huhne will denounce the “Tea Party tendency” within the Conservatives in his speech to the Liberal Democrat conference this lunchtime - but who does he mean?