Nick Clegg: We are confident in Sheffield but not complacent

Nick Clegg’s spokesman has issued a comment about polling that indicates the Liberal Democrat leader could lose his seat in May.

He said: “We are confident of winning Sheffield Hallam. We are not complacent. We do not take any voters for granted. But we are confident of winning because Nick has been the local MP there for 10 years. He’s got a record in Sheffield that we are happy to defend and that his constituents appreciate.

Meanwhile Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, said he is “absolutely certain” that Nick Clegg will keep his seat and “return as leader of the Liberal Democrats.” He told Sky News: “One of the problems with the Lord Ashcroft polls is they don’t actually name the candidates and I think when the full position is revealed, he will be back and he will be comfortably returned and he will return as our party leader. “I have no doubt about that.”