article_snippet: the 'Lib Dems could creep back into government even if the 'Lib Dems lose half of the 'Lib Dems MPs, senior figures close to Mr Clegg have claimed.
article_snippet: Publicly the 'Lib Dems has boasted that the 'Lib Dems will fare better than disastrous polling ratings suggest, but privately the leadership fears the 'Lib Dems could be reduced to just 30 MPs, compared to the 57 the 'Lib Dems won in 2010.
article_snippet: In some recent polls the 'Lib Dems has been as low as just 5 per cent, with predictions of big losses against Labour in the north of England and the SNP in Scotland.
article_snippet: the 'Lib Dems admit the election will be 'really tough' and as many as half of the 'Lib Dems MPs will be ousted.
article_snippet: In a bizarre twist the 'Lib Dems claim this could still be enough to put the party back in government, and keep Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg during a Q&A session at the party's spring conference yesterday as Deputy PM.
article_snippet: In some recent polls the 'Lib Dems the 'Lib Dems have polled as low as just 5 per cent, with predictions of big losses against Labour in the north of England .
article_snippet: the 'Lib Dems admit the election will be 'really tough' for the party .