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Business Secretary insists the Lib Dems have plenty to be 'proud' of Claims Tories 'obsessed' with cuts and 'lying' that tax rises are not needed Attacks 'narrow tribalism' of Labour with plea for long-term business plan Argues immigration has brought 'tangible benefits' to Britain

By Matt Chorley, Political Editor for MailOnline

Published: 07:13 EST, 6 October 2014 | Updated: 08:13 EST, 6 October 2014

Vince Cable today took aim at the leaders of the other main parties, claiming the Tories are merely 'UKIP without the beer'.

He also poked fun at Ed Miliband's Labour party as pursuing French President Francois Hollande's brand of 'socialism without the sex'.

In a well-received speech at the Lib Dem conference in Glasgow, Mr Cable also accused Chancellor George Osborne of 'lying' by claiming he could balance the nation's books without tax rises.

And he called for more open immigration to Britain, insisting migrants from both inside and outside the EU have brought 'tangible benefits' to the UK.

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Business Secretary Vince Cablemade clear his ongoing discomfort with sharing power with the Tories, accusing them of 'arrogance' and being 'obsessed' with cuts

Mr Cable used his speech to announce a higher minimum wage for apprentices and a review of the law for up to 1million workers who 'fall through the cracks and dont currently have full employment rights'.

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'Tories are UKIP without the beer, Labour is Hollande socialism without the sex': Cable mocks rivals and accuses ...