I would be quite relaxed; you don't have to go into coalition with anybody. (totalpolitics.com)
But I can tell you that there would have been difficult consequences from not going into a coalition too. (politics.co.uk)
• So, to punish the Lib Dems for going into coalition with the Tories, Labour joined up with even more rightwing Tories to sabotage the timetable for Lords reform. (theguardian.com)