article_snippet.sent: Nick Clegg, pictured in Portsmouth today,  has claimed The Lib Dems would serve as the ‘heart’ of a Tory-led government, opposing welfare cuts, or the ‘brains’ of a Labour one – reining in borrowing .
article_snippet.sent: If made a peer, Mr Alexander could serve as a minister in a second coalition particularly with the Tories who Mr Alexander has worked closely with as a member of the ‘quad’ which approved coalition policy.
article_snippet.sent: According to party rules, a coalition with either the Tories or Labour would have to be voted on by Lib Dem members, who may oppose it, in the belief that the party needs a spell in opposition.
article_snippet.sent: If a second coalition were formed, Nick Clegg has claimed the Lib Dems would serve as the ‘heart’ of a Tory-led government, opposing welfare cuts, or the ‘brains’ of a Labour one – reining in borrowing.
highlights_snippet.sent: But he is a close ally of Nick Clegg and worked well with George Osborne .