Afternoon,
In the words of a Liberal Democrat source this afternoon, the first substantive talks regarding a possible coalition have been taking place this afternoon between Conservative and Lib Dem negotiators.
The thinking is that with the markets opening at 8am tomorrow morning, there is the urgent need to get something concrete on the table by the end of play tonight, whenever that is perceived to be. As Paddy Ashdown said, it seems that events in Greece “have concentrated the mind”. No doubt, some people in those negotiations have a lot to lose...
This can only mean one thing - that being that Clegg and Cable are coming round to Osborne’s thinking on the need to reduce the deficit to calm the markets. On Friday, I would’ve said that a Lib-Con pact was unthinkable; it is looking a little more likely this afternoon.
And with Mr Brown having returned to Downing St, without warning – it makes the talks that bit more urgent on the Tories part. They cannot afford any mistakes...
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