Clegg abandons Cameron and Hunt

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Divided We Stand: Nick Clegg And David Cameron At Odds Over Jeremy Hunt Nick Clegg has laid bare a major coalition rift by revealing that he wants David Cameron to launch a sleaze probe into Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's handling of the BSkyB bid. The Liberal Democrat leader has repeatedly told Cameron that the independent adviser on ministerial interests, Sir Alex Allan, should be brought in to consider the case. The behind-the-scenes clash emerged as Clegg signalled that his MPs will abstain in a vote being forced by Labour on the issue on Wednesday. Cameron will win the vote as even without Lib Dem support he has a majority in the Commons, although one Tory MP has been asked to return from his honeymoon early in order to vote. The prime minister will not be popular with the new Mrs Tomlinson. The deputy prime minister will give evidence at the Leveson inquiry today, a platform from which he will seek to remind everyone that while the Tories and Labour were sucking up to Murdoch the Lib Dems kept their distance. Of course it could be argued that in fact it was more that Murdoch kept his distance from the Lib Dems as he and his papers didn't think they were worth bothering listening to. Rebekah Brooks To Appear In Court Ed Miliband: Murdoch's British Empire Should Be Broken Up David Cameron Attacked By Green Groups For Failing To Attend Rio 20 Summit Falklands To Hold Referendum Over 'Political Status' John Major: 'Rupert Murdoch Told Me To Change Europe Policy' BLOG POSTS Andrew Copson: If the Church Thinks Introduction of Same-Sex Civil Marriage Means Their Disestablishment... ...does that mean it's okay to go ahead in Northern Ireland and Wales where the Church isn't established anyway? Harry Ferguson: On 'Safe House', Torture and Water Boarding I recently watched Safe House, an espionage thriller about a former intelligence service officer who goes on the run to guard a deadly secret. Most of these thrillers are just the same humdrum storyline rehashed, but at least this film was clearly written by someone who knows something about the job. Scottee: Union Jack Cushions Reduced - Nationalism Discontinued? Is the future of our flag in jeopardy? Has our flag become a logo that flogs cheap apparel during times of nationalism decided by marketing teams? If Scotland gain independence do we need to change the flag? Terry Sanderson: Why the Church Must Not Win in This Confrontation With the State The Church of England has thrown down the gauntlet to the government over the issue of same-sex marriage. The message is clear: "Do as we say or there will be dire consequences." Their response to the government consultation on its intention to legalise civil marriages between same-sex couples is overwrought to the point of hysteria. It is manipulative to the point of blackmail. Patrick Garratt: Why Flag-Waving Is Anything But 'a Bit of Harmless Fun' Patriotism, now matter how "gentle," nooses our necks and pulls us, blindfolded, to the right.

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