BRISTOL, England (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's third biggest political party will seek to cement his unexpected surge in support on Thursday when he enters a televised election debate focused on foreign policy.
Nick Clegg, head of the centrist Liberal Democrats, transformed the campaign for the May 6 election last week when he emerged as the surprise winner in the first live leaders' debate, giving his perennially third-ranking party a slim lead in some opinion polls over the ruling Labour Party and the main opposition Conservative Party.