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Nick Clegg walks with his wife, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, as he arrives to address the Lib-Dem Conference in Birmingham Picture: DAVID JONES Nick Clegg walks with his wife, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, as he arrives to address the Lib-Dem Conference in Birmingham Picture: DAVID JONES Picture: DAVID JONES Picture: DAVID JONES A CABINET row over a possible pounds 5bn spending boost to rescue Britain"s flatlining economy marred Nick Clegg"s keynote speech to close the Liberal Democrat conference yesterday. The deputy prime minister was thrown on the back foot by reports - hotly- denied by the Treasury - that plans were being drawn up to stimulate badly-needed growth, by hiking spending on key infrastructure projects.
It appeared that senior Lib-Dems had briefed the move as Mr Clegg faced calls from some within his own party for a socalled "Plan B" to kick-start the economy, amid gathering gloom.See the full content of this document
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Clegg's Speech Marred by Row Over Spending
Publicly, the idea was slapped down by Danny Alexander, the Lib- Dem Treasury Chief Secretary, who said: We"re sticking to our plans a...
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