That did not stop David Cameron and Nick Clegg using the announcement to shore up
coalition relations damaged by last week's Lords reform rebellion.
Not exact matches
The former head of think tank Demos knows that this parting shot allows the Liberal Democrats to look tough, without
damaging coalition relations at the top of government.
Diplomatic
relations with Pakistan are likely to be
damaged by the revelations, which show that the
coalition is concerned that elements of Pakistani forces are helping the Taliban.