TV debates became a little less likely to happen today. The broadcasters have announced that their proposed timetable is for the two seven party debates to come first with the head to head between Cameron and Miliband as the final instalment.
This schedule will make the Liberal Democrats even more reluctant to agree to the debates. For one of their main worries has been that in the two way debate, Cameron could say anything about what the Liberal Democrats have blocked in government without them having any chance to respond.
With no seven way debate following the Cameron Miliband head-to-head, this problem has been compounded: there is no venue for Clegg to challenge Cameron directly on what he says in that two way debate.
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