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A hung Parliament – Which direction would the Lib Dems go?

A hung Parliament – Which direction would the Lib Dems go?

With the Tories polling at between 34-39%, Labour finding it hard to get more than the mid-30s and the LDs on a solid 22% there’s just a chance that the next election could produce a hung Parliament. If that was the result what would happen? What deals would be done? What sort of Government would we have? This has the makings of a really interesting betting market – what will be the make up of the Government after the next…

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Can Kennedy survive?

Can Kennedy survive?

It’s starting to looking pretty black for Charles Kennedy. The Guardian, which has been the most supportive paper since he failed to turn up for the budget ten days ago, has now joined the media bandwagon with a huge feature today speculating on who will take over from him. But how will he actually go? I can’t see the LDs creating a situation like the one that saw the Tories boot out IDS last November. If he does go then…

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