Tue May 11, 2010 3:09pm IST
By Jodie Ginsberg
(Reuters) – Britain’s third largest party has suddenly found itself in the full glare of the political spotlight. It’s an uncomfortable, and potentially dangerous, place.
An inconclusive election result last week — the first such outcome in more than 30 years — has handed the center-left Liberal Democrats the balance of power.
It should be a moment of triumph for Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. The Liberal Democrats — formed from the old Liberal Party, one of the two great political parties of the mid-19th century — have not had a shot at government for decades
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