David Cameron and Nick Clegg joint press conference

David Cameron and Nick Clegg joint press conference; ENGLAND: London: Downing Street: INTDavid Cameron MP (Prime Minister) and Nick Clegg MP (Deputy Prime Minister) along to podiums / David Cameron MP (Prime Minister) press conference SOT**BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY**- I want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and Happy New Year / want to send my best wishes to our armed forces in Afghanistan, it's incredibly tough out there all year round but being away from home at this time is especially difficult / the whole country would want to join me in wishing them and their families a very Happy Christmas and safe New Year / want to say a few brief words about what we've done this year and what we will do next year / on the weather - these are extreme conditions, five inches of snow falling inside one hour in exceptional in the UK and looks like we are on course for the coldest December in 100 years / this government has been taking action to help people and get Britain moving again / taken action on resilience - more salt than last year and 250,000 tonnes of salt added to the stockpile / taken action to help vulnerable people, put the cold weather payment system on a permanent basis and it's working well with 355 million pounds paid out so far this year since the cold weather began / winter fuel payments have been protected / we're taking action to change the normal rules to get things done - restrictions on night time flying have been relaxed, restrictions on the hours lorry drivers work have been suspended, rules on the use of red diesel have been suspended so farmers can help salt and clear snow from public roads / co-ordinated by the ministerial resilience committee chaired by the Transport Secretary / we've offered military assistance to BAA / let me turn to Heathrow Airport - even BAA's harshest critics have conceded that given the amount of snow, extensive disruption is understandable / I'm frustrated on behalf of those affected that it's taking so lon...