Michael Dugher MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, responding to Nick Clegg’s speech, said:

“Nick Clegg may try and duck responsibility, but he can’t escape the truth: he has totally failed on the green agenda in government.

“After so many broken promises people will judge Nick Clegg on what he does, not what he says.

“No matter how many painfully transparent attempts he makes to ‘differentiate’ himself and the Lib Dems from the Tories, Clegg and Cameron are joined at the hip. Their shared record is one of failure.

“Just as they have failed to tackle the cost of living crisis, the Lib Dems have failed to stand up to the energy firms or to stand up for the environment. We were promised this would be the “greenest government ever”, but on Nick Clegg and David Cameron’s watch investment in clean energy has hit a seven year low, fewer people are making their homes more energy efficient and low carbon emissions are rising.

“Nick Clegg wants to put distance between himself and David Cameron, but his record in government only highlights the distance between the Lib Dems and all those promises they made before the election.

“The fact is you can’t trust a word Nick Clegg says.”