Election 2010: Lib Dem's Steve Webb on pensions

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Liberal Democrat pensions spokesman Steve Webb talks to Tom Selby about being the party who ask the awkward questions.

Not many people are able to wax lyrical about pensions while retaining their dignity - Steve Webb does. But don't be fooled. Because Webb - tipped by many as a future Liberal Democrat leader - is serious about pensions. And importantly, he's done this job for five years in total - about five times the average stay of a government pensions minister. However, being serious about pensions and being taken seriously are two entirely different things. And if there were any lingering doubts about the scale of the challenge he and the Liberal Democrats face, the response of the audience at Th...

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