Are we on the path to an electoral pact with the Tories?

One problem remained to be settled, which was the working out of the electoral pact.

Hueber claimed that the electoral pact was a coalition of anti-imperialist forces.

Whether or not to propose an electoral pact with the Conservatives in 2015 would be a "huge decision" for the party, he said.

An attempt at a limited electoral pact broke down in this constituency.

Opinion polls suggested that the centre parties would have been hard put to deliver many of their supporters to Labour under an electoral pact.

In addition, five so-called electoral pacts were registered with the electoral service.

Talks with other parties about electoral pacts were continuing, he said.

Labour had an electoral pact with the UP in 1943, 1948 and 1953.

- He also rules out an electoral pact in 2015.