The damages provision cannot have a primary intent of punishing the withdrawing party.

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Since withdrawing his party's support for the government in December, Mr Berlusconi has repeatedly launched attacks against the former European commissioner.

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Danny Kinahan, who had been due to sum up for the UUP amendment, offered to clear up the confusion hanging over the debate by withdrawing his party's amendment.

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The junior coalition party might well consider withdrawing from the coalition were Mr Lewis to win the leadership.

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Added to that, Vojislav Seselj, the head of the ultra-nationalist Radical Party, has said he is withdrawing support from the government.

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He announced two weeks ago that he intended to bring the political crisis to a head by withdrawing the rest of the Ulster Unionist ministers because his party could no longer sit in the executive with Sinn Fein.

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But, two hours later, a source told the BBC he was withdrawing because he feared the move could damage the future Conservative Party career of his 41-year-old daughter, who represents Witham in Essex.

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Late on Tuesday, party leaders met President Pranab Mukherjee and handed over a letter withdrawing the support of its MPs for the government.

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But recently Golkar chairman Akbar Tanjung told a party congress that if the government could not turn things around, Golkar would consider withdrawing its ministers from the cabinet.

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