Nick Clegg says the latest cash for influence scandal “beggars belief”
Speaking on yesterday’s Politics Show, the Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg criticised those involved in the latest cash for influence scandal.
Nick Clegg’s remarks were also repeated by Norman Baker earlier this morning, when Mr Baker claimed that the revelations were shocking and should be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.
Nick Clegg said the reports in this morning’s papers relating to former cabinet ministers apparently offering to lobby government in exchange for money “beggared belief.”
“Have they learnt nothing about the expenses scandal, about Lord Ashcroft?”
“It’s why I’ve always argued that we need to go far further than reforming MPs’ expenses,” he said.
Also following the news that polls are consistently pointing to a hung parliament, speaking on the news that that Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor, Vince Cable had been invited to talks with the Treasury, Nick Clegg said that discussions between the Liberal Democrat’s front bench and senior civil servants started a year ago.
Nick Clegg said:
“Vince Cable, David Laws and Chris Huhne, our front bench spokespeople, are talking to senior civil servants,”
Nick Clegg would not drawn on which party the Liberal Democrats would support in the event of a hung parliament, telling an audience member:
“You’re the boss, you’ve got to tell us politicians which party you prefer.”
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