Gary Gibbon
A very senior Lib Dem told us that an intermediary from No. 10 had contacted an intermediary from the Lib Dems to ask if there was any point hanging around and was told “no.”
Gary Gibbon
Weighing up the options before David Cameron makes a statement at 2.30pm.
Gary Gibbon
Nick Clegg speaks outside Lib Dem HQ – and makes an overture to the Tories.
Gary Gibbon
With the Erith and Thamesmead result we now have a definitive piece of news – it will be a hung parliament, it can’t mathematically be anything else.
Gary Gibbon
Peter Hain tells Gary Gibbon what might happen in coalition negotiations.
Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon asks Lord Mandelson how long he thought Labour had to explore the possibilities of hanging on – he said a weekend felt about right, based on the precedent of February 1974.
Jon Snow
Jon Snow blogs on his first thoughts about last night’s general election result
Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon blogs on how David Cameron looks set to move into Downing Street, but how he won’t be in as strong a position as he would have wanted.
Jon Snow
Jon Snow blogs on how contributors to his Snowblog have helped create a vibrant election campaign.
Gary Gibbon
Am sitting in a Bristol car park waiting for the David Cameron rally that rounds off his campaign. Actually, rally over-states it. It’s been designed to be a relatively small affair. No-one does triumphalism in these circumstances…he is trying to convince people to help him over the line not pile another pointless vote on top…
Faisal Islam blogs on the lessons from Germany that the political parties could learn from
Gary Gibbon
Will tactical votes in Labour-Conservative constituencies help Labour in the way they did in past elections?
Jon Snow
As the election campaign nears its close, Jon Snow blogs on what results the result may throw up on Friday.
Gary Gibbon
Conservative leader David Cameron may make it through the ash to Northern Ireland – but how well will he be received?
Gary Gibbon
With a hung parliament looming, the parties are having to consider what they will have to trim in order to be part of a minority government, blogs Gary Gibbon.