Deja vu? Tories reach out to Lib Dems

Theresa May looks to former coalition partner to help NHS and social care

Nick Clegg and David Cameron, May 2012
Nick Clegg and David Cameron exchange laughs during their first joint press conference in May 2012
(Image credit: Christopher Furlong/WPA/Getty Images)

A "desperate" Theresa May has asked the Tories' former coalition partner the Lib Dems for help in getting legislation through parliament, reports The Times.

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