Vince Cable: it will be difficult to work with either Labour or Tories

Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister Vince Cable has said it would be “difficult” for the Liberal Democrats to work with Labour or the Conservatives.

He said there was no chance the Tories could win an overall majority and would end up reliant on the support of Ukip and “30 or 40 maverick Tory MPs”.

“These are people who hate his guts,” he told BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show.

The business secretary said he had no personal preference over whether his party governed with the Conservatives or Labour in the event of another hung parliament.