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‘UK may be in for no solid govt. well into summer’

Sunday, 03 May 2015 6:03 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 03 May 2015 6:06 PM ]

Britain will face weeks of no effective government in power after the May 7 general election if the conservative Tories claim victory, says report.

Britain faces “weeks not days” without an effective government following Thursday’s general election if PM David Cameron wins the most seats and tries to renew his coalition vows with Nick Clegg, according to senior Tories and Liberal Democrats.

A Tory-Lib Dem coalition Mark Two is seen as one of the most likely results of an extremely close election. But senior MPs from both parties revealed they have deep reservations about such an outcome, and are privately planning to force their leaders into grueling and protracted negotiations that could last well into the summer, the Guardian reported.

The latest Observer/Opinium poll has the two main parties neck and neck, with the Tories on 35% and Labour on 34%.

The Liberal Democrats are on 8%, but are expected to secure more seats than their national polling would suggest. The Tories were also a point ahead in the Sunday Times/YouGov poll while a ComRes poll had the two main parties level on 33%.

Now Ian Williams, senior analyst with the Foreign Policy in Focus believes: “So really, regardless of the balance between Labour and Conservatives, the clear winner on this in terms of percentage will be for left-of-center party.”

The outcome of the election remains too close to call, and it is possible that Labour could emerge as the largest party, or could form the next government even if it fails to win the most seats. But senior Tories and Lib Dems believe the most likely outcome is a hung parliament with the Conservatives winning the highest number of seats.

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