David Cameron wants to forge a "big, open and comprehensive" power-sharing deal with the Liberal Democrats in his attempt to form a government.

Negotiations between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats towards a coalition government have been described as "positive and productive", but no deal has been struck so far - talks will reopen on Monday.

Much of the debate on the deal between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to form a coalition government has focused on how "strange" it was for the two parties to enter a partnership. In The Liberal Democrat Journey, published by Compass, Dr Richard Grayson details the transformation of the Liberal Democrats over the past decade and shows why the coalition is not all that alien.

Labour ministers have been making overtures to the Liberal Democrats about a possible coalition in an apparent bid to cling to power.

Liberal Democrat MPs prepared to meet on Saturday to discuss the power-sharing deal offered to them by the Conservatives as all three parties came to terms with the ramifications of a hung parliament

Here is my chapter from the Total Politics Guide to the 2010 General Election, looking at the prospects for the Liberal Democrats: The 1997 general election turned out to be a once in a generation opportunity for many local Liberal Democrat campaign teams to gain a Parliamentary seat from the Conservatives. At the tail end of

The first by-election of 2010 has resulted in a Liberal Democrat gain from the Conservatives in Harrogate. The result: Liberal Democrat Greta Knight: 688 Conservatives: 246 BNP: 92 Labour: 73 The by-election was caused by the death of the previous councillor – who had been elected as a Liberal Democrat but subsequently defected to the Conservative Party. Congratulations to Councillor Knight ...

THE Liberal Democrats have voted "overwhelmingly" in support of the coalition deal struck with the Conservatives in Westminster.

David Cameron made an unprecedented offer to the Liberal Democrats yesterday to join the Conservatives in a power-sharing deal.

In the past week, the Conservatives have been talking up their chances of doing a deal with the Liberal Democrats if the forthcoming general election fails to deliver them a working majority. Conservative shadow business secretary Ken Clarke has even suggested that “Nick Clegg is a conservative”. David Cameron meanwhile regularly describes himself as a “liberal