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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg secures conference pledge on tax cuts

Updated on 15 September 2008

By Gary Gibbon

At his first conference as Lib Dem leader, Nick Clegg sees off a bid to promise more public spending.

It has been a challenging first conference as Liberal Democrat leader for Nick Clegg, but he managed to see off a bid by rebels to promise more spending on public services.

After a heated debate, delegates in Bournemouth backed plans to cut public spending to pay for tax cuts.



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