Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has urged parents to overcome their apprehension about the MMR jab.
Speaking to LBC 97.3 Radio, he said: "I really would urge parents, whatever your misgivings, do what people who know about this most say is right for your children - get that course of jabs done."
Midlands luxury car maker Aston Martin has unveiled its latest model during a visit to its factory by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and the Business Secretary, Vince Cable.
The 'Rapide S' will be built at Gaydon in Warwickshire, in a deliberate move back to the Midlands from a production plant in Austria.
Andy Bevan reports.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Business Secretary Vince Cable, are in Warwickshire today to announce the latest government support for UK advanced manufacturing.
The ministers have headlined the day with a visit to Aston Martin in Gaydon, to see the new 'Rapide S' vehicles coming off the production line – a development supported by £1.6million from the Regional Growth Fund.
The move is expected to create 20 new jobs and protect over 70 current roles at Aston Martin's headquarters in Gaydon – plus it's new facility in Coventry.
Deputy Prime Minster, Nick Clegg, has announced that twenty towns will go through to the next round of the government's City Deals initiative, with three of the places to benefit in the West Midlands.
Nick Clegg is behind the scheme, which has been created to boost local economies by giving councils outside London more control over how money is spent.
Nick Clegg has arrived at Molecular Profiles in Nottingham on a visit to promote the Government's Regional Growth Fund (RGF).
The RGF is a £2.6m fund to boost economic growth and create private sector jobs. Yesterday, the Chancellor George Osborne announced an additional £350m for the scheme in his Autumn Statement.
Nick Clegg is in Nottingham to announce how many jobs have been created by the Coalition Government's flagship scheme.
Read the full storyThe Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has told Central News people in the Midlands will question whether the Liberal Democrats made the right decisions.
The Deputy Prime Minister has told Central News he believes Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell was "right to apologise" after allegedly swearing at police officers at No 10 Downing Street and calling them "plebs".
