TV debate: Clegg scores clear victory over Prime Minister

For the first time in the UK the candidates for the office of British Prime Minister faced each other in a televised electoral debate. The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, won a clear victory over current Prime Minister Gordon Brown and conservative challenger David Cameron, the daily The Guardian believes: "Clegg, treated fairly by the system for once and not barracked by backbench bullies from the other parties, had most to gain and duly gained it. 'We need to be clear with you and straight with you' may sound like political blah but voters like honesty. This was a huge evening for the Liberal Democrats. Clegg was helped merely by being there. But he also had to prove he was worthy of his equality with Brown and Cameron. There's not much doubt that he succeeded."

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