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Would Brown’s head be the price of a Lab-Lib pact?

Speculation grows as poll shows Lib Dem supporters favour Brown over Cameron.

By George Eaton

Nick Clegg may be determined to remain equidistant between Labour and the Conservatives but his party’s voters aren’t. The latest Independent/ComRes poll shows that while 46 per cent of Lib Dem supporters would be happy with a deal that allows Gordon Brown to stay on as prime minister in a hung parliament, only 31 per cent would be happy if David Cameron became prime minister in these circumstances.

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