而尼克·克列格率领的自由民主党则声势浩大，甚至有可能在投票中压倒工党。 然而英国的选举体制却注定了他们的大选获胜几率几乎只有统计学上的可能性。
Labour, under Brown, is unpopular, with the economy in deep trouble and a general sense that the party has run out of ideas.  The Liberal Democrats under Nick Clegg have surged remarkably, and may even push ahead of Labour in the popular vote.  But the structure of the British election is such that a victory for them is almost a statistical impossibility.