Labour Ministers say it is over

By William Green on May 11, 10 04:40 PM

Kevan Jones, Labour MP for North Durham, said: "We should listen to the electorate. We lost the election. It is now time to go into Opposition and make sure we can defend the North East against what is going to be quite a nasty Tory Government.

"And if Liberal Democrats go in with them, it will just reinforce what we have been saying which is if you vote Lib Dem, you get a Tory Government. I think a lot of people int he North East who voted Lib Dem will feel cheated. They were voting for change, but will get a very right-wing Tory administration which is not what they wanted."

UPDATE: Apprenticeships Minister Iain Wright also says it is over. "I think given the way that the electorate had voted on Thursday. Some degree of coalition whether formal or not between the Tories and Liberals seemed the likeliest outcome.

Mr Wright, MP for Hartlepool, added: "I think it was right and proper that some sort of negotiation took place to see if there were any alternative options. But it does seem that themost liekly option has materialised."

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Dan Franker said:

Gordon Brown can't get his own party to agree to work with the Lib Dems. What exactly is Kevan Jones expecting to happen?

May 11, 2010 4:48 PM

Paul Sutherland said:

It's time for this saga to be over and get the country back on it's feet, this has been noting short of a joke!

May 11, 2010 4:53 PM

Guy Bailey said:

And pray tell Kevan, how you can best defend the North East from the opposition benches rather than Government?

May 11, 2010 5:01 PM

mackem said:

We're doomed, doomed I tells ya!

May 12, 2010 9:46 AM

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