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11 May 2010

Osborne: Tory minority government is not an option

Shadow chancellor says the Tories cannot remain in government without the support of the Lib Dems.

By George Eaton

Until recently, we have all assumed that there are four possible outcomes of the current talks: a Lab-Lib coalition, a Con-Lib coalition, a “confidence and supply” arrangement beween the Tories and the Lib Dems, and a minority Conservative government.

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