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Westminster is awash with rumours and meetings again today
Unions and Thatcherites pile on coalition pressure

By Ian Dunt Labour and the Conservatives both came under pressure over talks with the Liberal Democrats today. The Unite union, Labour’s most important financial backer, wrote to the 100-strong Unite parliamentary group of MPs urging them to back a coalition today. “As you know Labour are now in formal talks with the Liberal Democrats… Read more »

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Polls show populace is split on what sort of government should emerge
The polls: Britain is split

By Aled Thomas New polls suggest the country is split over which sort of government it wants to see emerge from talks. A poll in the Sun published today gives 20% to a minority Tory administration and 33% to a Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition. The paper, which has vociferously supported the Conservatives through the campaign, reported… Read more »