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Deal or no deal?

• Betsan Powys
• 19 Apr 07, 09:58 PM

I was about to blog about three conversations with three old heads in this election ... but you'll be glad to know that a story has come up.

And those of you who jump up and protest bitterly every time I mention the word coalition will be even happier.

On tonight's Pawb a'i Farn - the Welsh language election debate programme - Labour's Jonathan Austin, candidate in Ynys Mon, was on the panel. And when asked about possible future coalitions made it clear that Labour wouldn't consider going into a coalition with any party after May 3rd.

No deals, no coalition.

The presenter, Dewi Llwyd, tells me he had a quick chat with JA after the recording was over. Had he meant to say what he did so unequivocally? Yes he had. He'd known there was a question on future deals being asked on tonight's programme and had called HQ in Cardiff to ask what his line should be. He was told to say that Labour will not go into coalition with anyone after the election.

Fellow panelist, Plaid Cymru's Dafydd Wigley, tackled Jonathan Austin after the programme was over and suggested he'd stuck his head above the parapet a bit. Not at all, came the response - the line came from Cardiff.

More to come ...