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    No 10 plans for coalition divorce as rifts widen

    Senior Tories have begun to plan for the early break-up of the coalition amid fears that

    Nick Clegg will be unable to keep his party in government until 2015.

    Some of David Cameron's senior aides are talking through a range of scenarios, including

    the Lib Dems quitting up to a year before polling day. One such contingency envisages

    Vince Cable taking over from Mr Clegg and using the opposition benches to reposition the Lib Dems

    as equidistant between the Tories and Labour.

    Another scenario involves an "amicable divorce" in which the Lib Dems agree to Mr Cameron leading

    a minority government and wave through next year's Budget, but put campaigning distance between

    themselves and the Conservatives.

    The disclosure comes after a week in which personality clashes and policy rows have shaken

    coalition unity and raised questions about the longevity of the government partnership....

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