8 Examples Of How Vince Cable Loves Fighting With The Tories

8 Examples Of How Vince Cable Loves Fighting With The Tories
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British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives with Business Secretary Vince Cable to speak to members of the local business community at PACE in Shipley, West Yorkshire, where Cameron set out the Government's strategy for economic growth.
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Vince Cable is one-man 'coalition row' machine. On Thursday evening, the Lib Dem business secretary will condemn immigration "scare stories", in a speech subtly timed to coincide (rebut?) with an address by the new Tory immigration minister. "Coalition war breaks out as Vince Cable attacks Tory immigration target," is a headline in one of the papers this morning.

Below are some examples of Cable's best spats with his coalition partners, or members of what he likes to call the "nasty party".