article_snippet: the principles are the same.
article_snippet: You have to build alliances, you have to win votes on a case-by-case basis. '
article_snippet: And we know too what's in the ransom note: £148 billion more wasteful borrowing, higher taxes on ordinary families, weaker defences and more debt than our children could ever hope to repay.
article_snippet: We cannot let this happen to We country.
article_snippet: That could be an arrangement that's akin to confidence and supply. '
article_snippet: If we were to have an arrangement on that basis, we've been very clear we would want an alternative to austerity - modest spending increases that still see debt and deficit reduce as a share of income, but nevertheless allow us to invest in things like innovation and infrastructure and protecting the vulnerable.'