Advisers back Labour/SNP coalition in hung parliament

Laura Miller
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Financial advisers across the country would prefer a coalition government comprised of Labour, the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Welsh national party Plaid Cymru over one formed by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP, according to a poll.

Website Panacea Adviser surveyed advisers during the two weeks leading up to election day on 7 May, when Britons cast their votes for who they want to lead the country for the next five years. The results of the poll suggest advisers' support for a more left-leaning coalition is overwhelming in the event of a hung parliament where no one party wins enough of a majority to govern alone, with 90.5% preferring a Labour, SNP and Plaid coalition. More than 800 visitors to the adviser website voted. The Panacea Adviser poll results stand in stark contrast to an earlier similar survey car...

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