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James Forsyth: Why hung parliaments are here to stay

12 October 2013

9:00 AM

12 October 2013

9:00 AM

Reshuffles are meant to demonstrate the power of a leader, to show that they are in command of their party. But what Ed Miliband, David Cameron and Nick Clegg all revealed this week was not their strengths but their fears.

It was clear that Ed Miliband’s great worry is that in 2015 Labour will look like it is offering a replay of its last stint in government.

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