Modeling Journey

On Sunday the British Prime Minister snuck out of the back door of Number 10 Downing Street and wandered over to the Foreign Office for a face to face discussion with Nick Clegg. While they held a short, amicable discussion, the negotiation teams of the Tories and LibDems were hammering away at trying to sort out a deal which would vault Cameron into the prime ministership.

Mr Clegg found himself wooed by both Tory and Labour leaders yesterday. He met with Mr Cameron in the evening having earlier spoken by phone as their teams of negotiators continued talks. He was then asked to attend a face-to-face meeting with Mr Brown at the Foreign Office. It is thought an 11th-hour agreement with Labour would include an immediate commitment on a referendum on the "alternative vote" system, with further discussions on a second public vote on proportional representation.