Sentences with phrase «lab coalition talks»

Mr Campbell, victim of a coded kicking in the book, had counterstruck this very day, in this very newspaper, by calling Mandelson a liar, or manager, over an arcane point regarding the Lib - Lab coalition talks he attended.

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Sir Alan writes of the two major political events to occur during his time as Berwick MP; the merger with the Social Democrat Party in 1988 and the talks between Paddy Ashdown and Tony Blair over a possible Lib - Lab coalition.

Incidentally commentators talk about the maths not stacking up with a Lib / Lab coalition but if Cameron does not secure a government the Conservatives will be in chaos within months...

Tellingly Simon Hughes has also talked of a possible future Lib Lab Coalition, with Ed Miliband responding positively, although pointedly saying that any future coalition deal could only be struck with a new Liberal Democrat leader in place, in other words, not NiCoalition, with Ed Miliband responding positively, although pointedly saying that any future coalition deal could only be struck with a new Liberal Democrat leader in place, in other words, not Nicoalition deal could only be struck with a new Liberal Democrat leader in place, in other words, not Nick Clegg.

Andrew Adonis's insider account of the Lab - Lib coalition talks provides a vivid and vital, and often surprising, insight into the crucial politics of the day — and is also particularly relevant to the prospects for both parties after the 2015 general election.