Following his party's dismal European elections performance, the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, defends the Liberal Democrat decision to enter into a coalition with the Conservatives. Facing calls to quit from some party activists and parliamentary candidates, Clegg says the upturn in the economy will help the Lib Dems after difficult decisions had to be made. His party lost 10 of their 11 MEPs in the European vote
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