This time it's about shutting down the money grab option that the Tories are trying to introduce to the National Health Service reform, but really, this could pop up anywhere. It is doubtful that this partnership can continue without a lot more infighting like this. The Guardian:
The dispute within the coalition government over NHS reforms has intensified after Nick Clegg demanded the removal of another main part of the proposals designed to encourage competition and private sector involvement.
The deputy prime minister has put himself on a collision course with the health secretary, Andrew Lansley, by proposing that a clause in the bill encouraging "any qualified provider" to take over services from the NHS should be radically rethought or dropped.
Clegg told senior Liberal Democrats that he would scupper Lansley's bill unless the Tories agreed to the new demand. He has already insisted on scrapping the requirement that Monitor, the NHS regulator, compels hospitals to compete with each other. He wants it to be replaced with a duty to promote collaboration.
