Humiliated: Nick Clegg makes the announcement that his plans to reform the House of Lords have been killed off - and that he will now block constituency boundary change proposals Nick Clegg plunged the Coalition into brutal bloodletting last night after delivering a crushing blow to Tory hopes of a majority at the next election. The Deputy Prime Minister announced he was abandoning his pet plans for House of Lords reform after opposition from Conservative backbenchers. And in a tit-for-tat move branded a ‘treachery’ by senior Tories, Mr Clegg said the Lib Dems would now vote against Tory plans to redraw constituency boundaries which are expected to help the Conservatives gain 20 seats at the next election.
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In return the Lib Dem leader says his party will block Tory constituency boundary change plans
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'Tories have not honoured their commitment to Lords reform or Coalition contract,' he said
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'When parliament votes on boundary changes I will be instructing my party to oppose them,' he added
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Some Tories say Mr Clegg's retaliation could sink the Coalition
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