This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40208821
The article has changed 10 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Election results: Lib Dem coalition deal chances played down | Election results: Lib Dem coalition deal chances played down |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| The former leader of the Liberal Democrats has played down any chance of his party entering a coalition. | The former leader of the Liberal Democrats has played down any chance of his party entering a coalition. |
| The exit poll for the election shows the Conservatives as the biggest party on 314 seats - but with no majority. | The exit poll for the election shows the Conservatives as the biggest party on 314 seats - but with no majority. |
| Sir Menzies Campbell said he would be "astonished" if the current leader, Tim Farron, joined with the Tories for a second coalition, or formed a "progressive alliance" with Labour. | Sir Menzies Campbell said he would be "astonished" if the current leader, Tim Farron, joined with the Tories for a second coalition, or formed a "progressive alliance" with Labour. |
| If the poll proves to be right, the Lib Dems will win 14 seats - up from nine. | If the poll proves to be right, the Lib Dems will win 14 seats - up from nine. |
| The party's press office has tweeted that there will be "no coalition" and "no deals". | The party's press office has tweeted that there will be "no coalition" and "no deals". |
| Sir Menzies told the BBC: "We know about coalitions and we know [how] getting influence is very, very difficult indeed. | Sir Menzies told the BBC: "We know about coalitions and we know [how] getting influence is very, very difficult indeed. |
| "Our experience after the last coalition [is] the major party gets the credit for everything that is done and the junior party takes the blame for the things the people don't like." | "Our experience after the last coalition [is] the major party gets the credit for everything that is done and the junior party takes the blame for the things the people don't like." |
| He said that Theresa May had made her position on pursuing a hard Brexit clear, adding: "How could Tim Farron possibly ally himself with that? He [could not] take the party with him, nor any of the over 100,000 membership." | He said that Theresa May had made her position on pursuing a hard Brexit clear, adding: "How could Tim Farron possibly ally himself with that? He [could not] take the party with him, nor any of the over 100,000 membership." |
| But Sir Menzies also criticised Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit - saying it "frankly almost defies definition" - so he could not see any way Mr Farron could join with that party either. | But Sir Menzies also criticised Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit - saying it "frankly almost defies definition" - so he could not see any way Mr Farron could join with that party either. |
| The Lib Dems were defending nine seats after winning eight in 2015 and gaining another in the Richmond Park by-election of 2016. | The Lib Dems were defending nine seats after winning eight in 2015 and gaining another in the Richmond Park by-election of 2016. |
| If the exit poll, conducted on behalf of all of Britain's principal broadcasters, is correct, this number will rise to 14 seats. | If the exit poll, conducted on behalf of all of Britain's principal broadcasters, is correct, this number will rise to 14 seats. |
| It is still significantly lower than 2010, however, when the party won 57 seats. | It is still significantly lower than 2010, however, when the party won 57 seats. |
| Former Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown tweeted that Britain "is more polarised than ever in my life time", if the exit polls are right. | |
| He added: "REALLY time now for the centre to get its act together." | |
| The Lib Dems focused their campaign on winning the votes of Remainers, pledging a second referendum on the Brexit deal negotiations and calling for the UK to remain in the single market. | |
| The party also pledged to put a penny on income tax to fund the NHS and to legalise cannabis. | The party also pledged to put a penny on income tax to fund the NHS and to legalise cannabis. |