Liberal Democrats slam 'style over substance' manifesto

Mr Clegg described the Tory plans as a "manifesto of style over substance".

He said he was determined to offer "something different" to the British people.

The Lib Dem manifesto – published today – will contain "concrete, specific steps" instead of the "vague aspirational talk" offered by Labour and the Tories, Mr Clegg said at a campaign tour event in Bradford.

The Lib Dem leader, MP for Sheffield Hallam, said: "You can't trust the Conservatives.

"They have just launched a manifesto in a power station that doesn't generate power. It's a manifesto of style over substance.

"You can't trust the Conservatives when they want to give tax breaks to double millionaires not tax breaks to everybody else.

"You can't trust the Conservatives when they don't want to clamp down on the bonuses of greedy bankers.

"You can't trust the Conservatives when they don't really want to clean out the corrupt state of politics in Westminster."

Deputy Lib Dem leader Vince Cable joined Mr Clegg on his campaign battlebus for the first time and the pair were taken on a tour of Printing Roller Services, a small firm in Bradford which has struggled to get access to credit.

The campaign entourage later headed south to Luton.