But Labour should listen closely to the Lib Dem voters that remain.

More than half of the Lib Dem backbenchers voted against the government.

She says Lib Dem peers were doing what they thought was best.

A Lib Dem spokesman said: Cyril Smith's acts were vile and repugnant.

Fully survey details and films from he Labour and Lib Dem conferences.

This is a Conservative bill not a Lib Dem bill, she says.

David Cameron once again hogging the headlines at the Lib Dem Conference.

There was no ministerial cave-in, no Lib Dem rebellion in the Commons.

A senior Lib Dem source dismissed her allegation: That is utter rubbish.

A Lib Dem spokesman said: Having an EU army is not our position.

A Lib Dem spokesperson said: Flavible projections are not used on national campaigns.

Simon Hughes, the deputy Lib Dem leader, said the result was as expected.

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For Cameron, a crash in Lib Dem national polling causes problems.

A Lib Dem source said: We are against airport expansion in the south-east.

Received political wisdom and tradition would point towards a huge Lib Dem victory.