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Clegg backs EU benefit changes
2014-01-12 13:02:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
It is "eminently sensible" to consider further curbs to the benefits EU migrants are entitled to, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells the BBC.
United Kingdom: Nick Clegg may drop party opposition to airport expansion after Davies report
2013-12-19 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nick Clegg has indicated that he may be prepared to drop his party's opposition to the expansion of airport capacity in the south-east of England. In his final appearance of the year on his weekly LBC radio phone-in, the deputy prime minister praised the Airports Commission for making "subtle arguments" which had led it to raise the possibility of building a second runway at Gatwick. The Liberal Democrats gave a clear commitment in their manifesto for the last general election to rule out airport...
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Clegg pledges 250m for firm lending
2013-12-02 02:43:39| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The government pledges to put another 250m into the British Business Bank to help small and medium-sized firms benefit from the economic recovery.
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Clegg wants fifth tax allowance rise
2013-11-17 01:31:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Nick Clegg says the coalition government should raise the income tax threshold for a fifth time - making it 10,500.
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Clegg and PM at odds on green levies
2013-10-24 11:39:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he does not agree with the prime minister's bid to "roll back" green levies pushing up energy bills.