MAIL ONLINE: Nick Clegg is bracing himself for a revolt from the grassroots party as he tried to sell a historic deal with the Tories to sceptical Lib Dem MPs
Sources close to the Lib Dem leader said he was confident of winning the support of most of his parliamentary party and senior officials.
But senior party activists were also trying to organise a revolt to force his deal to the vote of a special conference.
The Lib Dem leader has come under fire for playing both Labour and the Tories off against each other during protracted negotiations over the past week.
Some in the party fear that the Lib Dems could face a wipe out if the coalition flounders and the country faces another election in a few months time.
Historically minor coalition partners are punished at the ballot box for propping up unpopular governments. >>> Gerri Peev | Tuesday, May 11, 2010
