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Brown to bring Lib Dems into the cabinet?

8:25am

Today’s Guardian reports that Brown is considering bringing a Lib Dem or two into the government.

My gut reaction is that the Lib Dems would be fools to accept the offer, it would be far better for them to sit tight and negotiate from a position of strength in the hung parliament we’re likely to have after the next election. If they joined Brown’s cabinet now, it would make it far easier for the Tories to campaign against them as Labour patsies at the next election. Then again, being the first Liberal Cabinet Minister since Sir Archibald Sinclair must be an appealing thought.  

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hogarth zombie

June 20th, 2007 9:49am Report this comment

Ironic given that Gordon was so opposed to Lab-Lib coalition pre-1997 and was never involved in Full Monty talks with Ashdown!

Odessa Calling

June 21st, 2007 12:02am Report this comment

I thought Ming Campbell was Sir Archibald Sinclair.

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