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HARDtalk: Simon Hughes MP, Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats

29/09/2010

Simon Hughes MP, Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats

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Stephen Sackur talks to Simon Hughes, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Stephen Sackur asks the deputy of the Liberal Democrats if he can continue to walk the tightrope of being both a supporter of the coalition and a channel for party discontent.

Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. The Liberal Democrats are back in government for the first time in a generation, but are they in power? With the coalition preparing to reveal their plans for massive spending cuts, have their ministers got the influence they need to sell the deal to restive party members? Their deputy leader, Simon Hughes, is both a firm supporter of the coalition and a channel for party discontent. With serious debates over tuition fees, voting reform and social housing looming large, how long can he walk this tightrope?

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