DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg hopes voters in the Eastleigh by-election will be able to look past the criminal behaviour which led to Chris Huhne's resignation and instead focus on the Liberal Democrats' policies and record.
Speaking yesterday Mr Clegg said he was shocked by disgraced ex-Cabinet minister Huhne's conduct, which resulted in him quitting as an MP after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice.
The Hampshire contest will see Mr Clegg's LibDems engage in a full-blooded fight with their Coalition partners, the Conservatives, who hope to regain a seat they lost in 1994.
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