Clegg warning on Tory coalition

Nick Clegg has warned that he is not prepared to tear the Liberal Democrats apart in order to enter into a second coalition with the Conservatives.

Britain’s deputy prime minster said it would be a “disaster” if the party split under the pressure to support a Tory government in another hung parliament.

His comments came as another clutch of opinion polls showed the Conservatives and Labour almost neck and neck, with neither likely to be able to form a majority government after the election on Thursday.