British Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to take part in a face-to-face debate with opposition leader Ed Miliband ahead of the general election campaign. Cameron's team made what he said was a final offer to debate organisers, insisting the Conservative leader would take part in a 90-minute debate involving at least seven party leaders.
Cameron's supporters felt that such a debate would be the most fair. Liberal Democrat campaign leader Paddy Ashdown said today that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is ready to take part in a one-on-one duel to defend the coalition government's credibility. Ashdown stated that "if the prime minister doesn't have the courage to get out there and defend the credibility of this government, we would be very happy to do so".
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