Shock horror Tories planning for alliance with the Lib Dems

According to Conservative Home,the Tories are considering plans to tie up with the Lib Dems in the event of a hung parliament in 2010.

Tory strategists are hopeful that the next election will see the Liberal Democrat parliamentary party significantly reduced in size but they also believe that the Conservatives have a long-term interest in ensuring that Britain's third party looks as much to the Conservative Party as to the Labour Party as a future natural coalition partner.

Maybe this is not so much of a shock as one might think.The parties have several things in common including the defence of civil liberties as well as the obvious in their reactions to the economic crisis.

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