Labour further rattled by collapse of UK’s Lib Dems

AFTER so many fiscal cuts, Taoiseach Enda Kenny must now make the trickiest calculation of all and weigh up the political consequences of going for a cut-and-run general election after the October Budget.

A growing number of people in Fine Gael see this as the best path to re-election, but Labour are dead set against the idea.

The pro-lobby says a generous give-away budget in October will be the perfect launchpad for an early November election.