THE RATS ARE DESERTING THE SINKING SHIP

Labour MPs 'ponder Lib Dem move' Senior Labour MPs have discussed defecting to the Liberal Democrats if the party loses the election, Lord Ashdown has said.

In a Daily Telegraph interview, the former Lib Dem leader indicated some in Labour were concerned about a lurch to the left in the event of a poll defeat.

The current leader of the Lib Dems, Nick Clegg, has said he was not involved in any secret discussions.

Labour sources say talk of defections rather than discontent is overblown.
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said it is known that some prominent Labour MPs are unhappy with the direction the party is taking.

It comes amid mounting criticism of the prime minister's performance on issues such as Gurkha settlement rights and MPs' expenses, with opposition parties claiming his authority has been fatally undermined

A spokeswoman for Mr Clegg told the BBC he was not involved in any secret discussions or secret deals with politicians from other parties.

But she said he was happy to work openly with MPs from all parties on issues of "moral importance" such as improving the rights of the Ghurkhas.

This week MPs voted by 267 to 246 in favour of a Lib Dem motion offering all Ghurkhas equal right of residence, with the Tories and 27 Labour rebels backing it.

If labour MPs think that by joining the Lib Dems, (who by the way haven’t been in power since Adam was dust), they will escape the wrath of the electorate they are sadly mistaken.

The whole of the Labour party is responsible for the mess we are in, their collective guilt is all encompassing, changing political parties will not make our country any better, what we need is a Government that will take responsibility, make decisions that are right for the public, be open and honest and do their job properly, not the inbred, sleaze ridden, selfish, greedy lot we have now.

The snag is, I don’t think any of the parties can fulfil that role.


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