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Brown rant crushes chance of Lib Lab Pact (david Wooding, May 8, 2010, News of the World)

The drama unfolded when Mr Brown called Mr Clegg — seen as “kingmaker” in the hung Parliament — to discuss a deal to prop up his Labour government.

Senior sources say the PM snapped after Mr Clegg insisted he must stand down as a condition of any Lib-Lab pact.

One said: “It all started going badly downhill when Nick politely suggested that he resign. The conversation quickly turned into a one-way rant by the Prime Minister.”

The outburst was so ferocious that the Lib Dem golden boy now privately fears a deal with Labour would be impossible.