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| Nick Clegg: 'I will stand again in 2015' | Nick Clegg: 'I will stand again in 2015' |
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| Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed that he will stand again for Parliament at the next election. | |
| He told BBC Radio Sheffield he did not "relish" some of the decisions the coalition had had to make to reduce the budget deficit. | He told BBC Radio Sheffield he did not "relish" some of the decisions the coalition had had to make to reduce the budget deficit. |
| But he attacked Labour for allowing the banking sector to get away with "blue murder" while in power. | But he attacked Labour for allowing the banking sector to get away with "blue murder" while in power. |
| He said he expected to remain MP for Sheffield Hallam and Liberal Democrat leader after the election in 2015. | He said he expected to remain MP for Sheffield Hallam and Liberal Democrat leader after the election in 2015. |
| Asked if he would be standing again in his Yorkshire seat, which has a large number of students, he replied: "Of course." | Asked if he would be standing again in his Yorkshire seat, which has a large number of students, he replied: "Of course." |
| 'Heart attack' | 'Heart attack' |
| During his radio interview, he attacked Labour's record in government and defended cuts made by the coalition. | During his radio interview, he attacked Labour's record in government and defended cuts made by the coalition. |
| "Of course no one likes making savings and cuts," he said. "I don't relish any of the decisions we have to take in central government, but the fact is I am in government and we're all living at a time when we're recovering from the worst economic heart attack in a generation." | "Of course no one likes making savings and cuts," he said. "I don't relish any of the decisions we have to take in central government, but the fact is I am in government and we're all living at a time when we're recovering from the worst economic heart attack in a generation." |
| He accused Ed Balls, a former adviser to Gordon Brown and now shadow chancellor, of "sucking up" to the banks and letting them get away with "blue murder" during Labour's time in power. | He accused Ed Balls, a former adviser to Gordon Brown and now shadow chancellor, of "sucking up" to the banks and letting them get away with "blue murder" during Labour's time in power. |
| "The party that was largely responsible for the mess - and has never ever apologised for their responsibility in creating the mess in the first place - now blame every single difficult decision on people other than themselves." | "The party that was largely responsible for the mess - and has never ever apologised for their responsibility in creating the mess in the first place - now blame every single difficult decision on people other than themselves." |
| The next general election has been earmarked for May 2015. | The next general election has been earmarked for May 2015. |
| Speaking later in a visit to Penzance in Cornwall, Mr Clegg said the Lib Dems were "the only party" pledging to build a robust economy and make society fairer - something he said his party's coalition partners and the opposition lacked. | Speaking later in a visit to Penzance in Cornwall, Mr Clegg said the Lib Dems were "the only party" pledging to build a robust economy and make society fairer - something he said his party's coalition partners and the opposition lacked. |
| "I can't predict the outcome of the next general election. I so happen to think that the Liberal Democrats now are the only party offering two things: firstly a commitment to building a stronger economy; and doing that in a fairer society, enabling everyone to get on in life," he said. | "I can't predict the outcome of the next general election. I so happen to think that the Liberal Democrats now are the only party offering two things: firstly a commitment to building a stronger economy; and doing that in a fairer society, enabling everyone to get on in life," he said. |
| Asked about his own future - and to predict his role in politics following the next general election - Mr Clegg said: "I will be MP for Sheffield Hallam and leader of the Liberal Democrats." | Asked about his own future - and to predict his role in politics following the next general election - Mr Clegg said: "I will be MP for Sheffield Hallam and leader of the Liberal Democrats." |