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Lib-Lab

adj abbr of Liberal-Labour (Brit Pol inf) Lib-Lab pact → Pakt m → zwischen den Liberalen und der Labour Party
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And so the prospect of forming a minority Government or a Lib-Lab pact are realistic enough prospects to be exercising their minds.
Bedfellows or sworn enemies?
A Lib-Lab coalition could be the outcome and, although the Lib Dems have chosen to sup with the devil in this parliament, their spoon may be long enough to permit redemption in the next.
A tough decision on who to support; MAILBAG
The Deputy PM also admitted that many members "long for a Lib-Lab coalition" instead of getting into bed with David Cameron.
Bitter Clegg: Tory deal is not so sweet; POLITICS
It is the class I know best and it's the class where you find the most pretension" Harry Potter author J K Rowling, above, on her first novel for adults "I want them to understand that we don't have horns and tails and we would be quite reasonable partners in a progressive government" Simon Hughes, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats on the possibility of a l Lib-Lab coalition
THEY SAID WHAT?
The news - which emerged at the Lib Dem conference in Brighton - could stoke speculation about a Lib-Lab coalition in the future.
MP IN NEW TALKS WITH LIB DEM LEADER
Hunt He urged left-leaning Lib-Dems - probably the majority of the party''s membership in Merseyside - to recognise a Lib-Lab alliance as one of the great blind alleys of political history.
Wirral peer wants Lib-Dems merger
He publicly ruled out the idea of a Lib-Lab pact before the 2001 general election when his party gained six seats, taking its tally of MPs to 52.
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About 2,600 under-12s have signed up for free swimming, introduced by a Lib-Lab coalition.
Axe swim lessons.. for spin
She said: "The Lib-Lab pact and the SNP have supported the absurd system of early release from prison for eight years and have now softened it even further.
TORIES TALK TOUGH; COUNTDOWN TO MAY 3rd
The Lib-Lab coalition presided over the rebanding of the council tax, which resulted in 86,000 of the city's properties switching to a higher band.
Election 2005: Seat in focus: Victory for Jones would give Blair a positive indicator
1977: Liberal leader David Steel, during a visit to Merseyside, insisted that the Lib-Lab pact was here to stay - as long as the Labour government kept its promise to conquer inflation.
Echoes of the ECHO
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