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Brokeback Coalition

British government rifts over 'Brokeback Coalition' jibe

THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY has shown internal frustrations at the state of its coalition with the Liberal Democrats after one senior backbencher was overheard telling friends in a pub he called the government the “Brokeback Coalition” – within earshot of Financial Times writers.