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Jenny Willott: it takes a Westminster Village

Growing up, Jenny was surrounded by politics with a small 'p' - and credits her mother for for inspiring her first steps into Politics with a capital 'P' . Now Willott's own children are growing up in that world, from the Parliamentary nursery to the Liberal Democrat Whips' Office.

The Lib Dem councillors putting faith in friendship

Ian Sharer, Abraham Jacobson and Dawood Akhoon are the only three Liberal Democrat members of Hackney Council in East London, all representing the ethnically diverse Cazenove ward. The area's enviable cross-faith cohesion stems from a huge amount of work put into supporting each other and building relationships.

Lib Dems spend a day as an apprentice

From PR to housing, to pharmacy and aeronautics, Lib Dem peers and MPs have spent the day discovering the thrills and challenges of life as an apprentice. As part of the job-swap Nick Clegg will welcome Genna Hibberson into his Whitehall office and show her what life is like as DPM.