The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, and his wife, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, on Bournemouth BeachPhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianLembit Öpik on his Segway, which he believes will help solve the global warming crisisPhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianPhotographers await the arrival of Nick Clegg on the beachPhotograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
Nick Clegg and his wife on Bournemouth BeachPhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianDavid Laws, the Liberal Democrat spokesman for children, schools and families, speaks at the conferencePhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianThe auditorium of the Liberal Democrat conferencePhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianThe Lib Dem Treasury spokesman, Vince Cable, speaks at a fringe eventPhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianFormer Labour cabinet minister Charles Clarke at a fringe eventPhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianThe audience during Nick Clegg's Q&A sessionPhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianYellow rosettesPhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianNick Clegg during his Q&A session Photograph: Martin Argles/GuardianA yellow polka dot bikini made of metal welded to the fencePhotograph: Martin Argles/GuardianThe site of the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth. The conference takes place in a fortified building on Bournemouth's cliff tops. Here the Lib Dems sit in an airless badly lit underground bunker discussing policy. Outside the normal people are enjoying the autumn sunshinePhotograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
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