article_snippet.sent: the Deputy Prime Minister said that a visit from the party leader to the seat, which is currently held by the Lib Dems,would not 'do us any favours'.
article_snippet.sent: But after Lib Dem HQ heard about the remarks the Deputy Prime Minister was forced to make an embarrassing U-turn.
article_snippet.sent: Lib Dem HQ secured 23 per cent of the vote in the 2010 election.
article_snippet.sent: Since taking the Lib Dems into government and breaking Mr Clegg promise to scrap tuition fees, Lib Dem HQ's poll ratings have slumped to single figures.
article_snippet.sent: and I’m not convinced that Mr Clegg presence here would actually do us many favours.'
article_snippet.sent: As Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister delivered tax cuts for low earners, more jobs and apprenticeships, and ensured real investment has come to Redcar after decades of neglect by Labour and the Tories. '
article_snippet.sent: ’s lives has not always been given a fair hearing in the mainstream political circuit, the election campaign at last gives Nick and our party a chance to be heard directly by the public. '
article_snippet.sent: The Lib Dems won the Redcar seat with a 5,000 strong majority in 2010 but MP Ian Swales has stepped down.