Chris Huhne’s prediction that Liberal Democrat support would fall to 5 per cent as a result of the government’s austerity measures looks ever more accurate. The latest YouGov survey puts Nick Clegg’s party on just 7 per cent, their lowest rating since 1990. If repeated at a general election on a uniform swing, the latest figures would reduce the Lib Dems to a rump of just nine MPs.
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