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Vince Cable says Lib Dem-SNP deal after election is inconceivable

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Business secretary rules out any arrangement with a party committed to breakup of UK, and tells the Guardian he expects still to play major role in next parliament

Vince Cable has declared that it would be inconceivable for the Liberal Democrats to agree to any post-election deal involving the Scottish National party after the general election.

With polls indicating that a link-up between Labour, the SNP and the Lib Dems would the most likely combination that can form an overall majority, the business secretary said it would be wrong to “get into tie-ups” with a party committed to the breakup of the UK.

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