Clegg: Country had 'profound fear' of Lab/ SNP pact

Nick Clegg has blamed the Liberal Democrats election defeat on a "profound fear" that the country would be run by Ed Miliband and Alex Salmond, which "chilled the English heart" and ensured that voters stuck with the Conservative party at the general election.

Speaking to the Sunday Politics, Mr Clegg accused the Conservatives of spending "vast, American-style sums of money from centrally-directed campaigns" which "ran a coach and horses through the financial limits" imposed on local candidates.