Sentences with phrase «possible coalition deal»

His comments come after a senior party official has said electoral reform was «not a deal maker and not a deal breaker» for a possible coalition deal.

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I thought for a few hours this might be a good thing anyway, but now suspect that the lack of a real - deal on PR will mean that Clegg can't do business - and as the other possible coalitions are unworkable, Cameron will end up trying to run a minority government with no formal agreement.

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.

The source rejected claims by Laws that a «truculent trio» of Ed Miliband, Ed Balls and Harriet Harman wrecked any chance of a progressive coalition, and says that a deal was possible on every issue apart from the pace of deficit reduction.

I would campaign for a red - yellow deal including electoral reform and an agreed manifesto, were it possible, both now and (perhaps more realistically) in the event of a hung parliament, and for Labour to have a manifesto which did not contain coalition red lines for the LibDems, as that would.

With gun control legislation a possible deal breaker for the state Senate majority coalition, Gov. Andrew Cuomo today called gun control a «fundamentally» federal matter, but said states can provide help to stem gun violence.

Clegg has always insisted he made a deal with the Conservatives because he believed it would not be possible to form a stable coalition with Labour due to the two being unable to command an overall majority.

Labor last night agreed to negotiate with the Coalition in «good faith», creating hopes a deal is possible but it rejected the government's opening bid that would have cut the current target by 40 per cent.