Election latest: 'Bear with us', says Clegg

Scott Sinclair
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Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg today told Britain to "bear with us" as his party begins a third day of talks with the Tories about forming a government.

Clegg said the two parties were "working flat out" to agree on a deal after last week's General Election resulted in a hung parliament, writes the BBC. Sustaining Britain's economic recovery will be central to any deal between the parties. Representatives from both sides said economic stability and the reduction of the budget deficit were among the central issues discussed during six hours of negotiations on Sunday. The Tories won both the most seats and the most votes in last Thursday's election, but are short of a majority and are seeking support from the Lib Dems to form a gov...

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