David Cameron wont rule out Ukip deal in hung Parliament. David Cameron has refused to rule out a deal with Ukip if he fails to win a majority in 2015. The Prime Minister has previously ruled out any electoral pact on which to fight the election. But he today refused to deny that he would look to Nigel Farage to prop up a minority administration, saying he would do the right thing for Britain. Mr Farage has said he would support a minority Tory administration if his party hold the balance of power in 2015. Asked if he would do a deal with Mr Farage in order to stay in power, the Prime Minister said: “The next election is absolutely wide open, and it could easily result, if people vote the right way, in a Conservative-only government. That’s what I’m campaigning for and nothing’s going to distract me between now and then. “Until that election is over, you won’t get me speculating on what would happen if I fall short, he told BBC Radio Kent. “People know with me that I will always try and do the right thing for Britain. At the last election, we didn’t have an overall majority, we fell short, and I thought the right thing to do was to give Britain strong and stable government to get the deficit down, turn the economy round, get the country back to work. “I believe at the next election I’ve got a very strong case to say you’ve seen what we’ve done in Coalition, having to make some compromises, not being able to go ahead with all the things we wanted to do, now give us the chance to really deliver for the country, including on issues like immigration.” Mr Farage has said he would support the Tories in the event of a hung Parliament under a confidence and supply arrangement, in exchange for an in-out referendum being brought forward by two years to summer 2015. Asked the day after the Clacton by-election if he was prepared to join a full coalition, Mr Farage said: “I dont honestly think thats what has to be done, just because the Liberal Democrats did that. There are other ways. You can support a minority government by saying on motions of confidence or on key bills you would give them support. There are lots of ways of doing this. Ukip believe they can win at least half a dozen, and perhaps as many as 25, seats in 2015. Some Ukip strategists are sceptical they could win a 2017 referendum on Mr Camerons terms, and believe their best chances lie with a snap referendum, or waiting until after 2020 when they hope the Tories will be under a different, more eurosceptic, leader. Several Tory backbenchers have called for pacts with Ukip locally in order to prevent the euro-sceptic vote from being split in the 2015 General Election. telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/11210073/David-Cameron-wont-rule-out-Ukip-deal-in-hung-Parliament.html
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