Cameron set to ‘squat’ at No 10 if Tories can win most seats

He would challenge Labour and SNP to bring him down and make it clear they wielded the ‘bloody dagger’

Columnist Don Brind

David Cameron risks being accused of ‘squatting’ in Downing Street if he goes ahead with plans to stay in office even if it becomes clear that he cannot get enough support for a new coalition or a minority government.

According to the Sunday Times, “senior Conservatives revealed that David Cameron is planning to continue as prime minister even if he lacks a Commons majority”.

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is a former BBC lobby correspondent and Labour press officer who is watching the polls for The Week in the run-up to the 2015 election.