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Key Lib Dem pledges could be axed

Source: BBC

London : United Kingdom | 4 months ago

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Nick Clegg is ready to ditch key Lib Dem policies such as free university tuition in an attempt to be more honest with voters about spending cuts. The Lib Dem leader warned party members its next manifesto could not be a "shopping list" of unfunded pledges.

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