Nick Clegg did his obligatory Q&A at conference. Rather than write a post just with my responses, I have posted some of the questions here with my responses to each of his answers (where relevant) below.

Q: Why was the health bill allowed to progress when it was not in the coalition agreement?

Clegg says there is a coalition committee that considers proposals not in the coalition agreement. He chairs that with David Cameron. The approved the plans. They have been amended.

He says he hopes the conference will show support to Shirley Williams. It is important for the Lib Dems to support her, not Andy Burnham. Continue reading →