Archive of 11 May 2010

Coalition PM Cameron enters No 10
David Cameron has entered No 10 as prime minister, after a day of negotiations in which the details of a full Conservative-Lib Dem coalition were finalised.
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Gordon Brown resigns as PM
Gordon Brown has quit as prime minister, following the emergence of an expected Liberal Democrat-Conservative pact.
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MPs rubber-stamp Lib-Con coalition
Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs have given their approval to the formal coalition agreement between their two parties finalised earlier today.
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Wasted: The 15.7m votes which didn't count
Electoral reform campaigners have demanded change after politics.co.uk research showed over half of voters in last week's general election did not get their preferred MP.
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Labour prepares for leadership contest
Labour is preparing itself for a leadership contest which will define the party in the years ahead.
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Labour heavyweights come out against Lib-Lab deal
Senior Labour figures are saying the party leadership should not do a deal with the Liberal Democrats to stay in government.
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Sterling suffers as Lib Dems waver
The pound remains vulnerable as coalition talks continue, following its one-cent drop against the dollar yesterday.
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Public uncomfortable with hung parliament
Only three per cent of voters are happy with the result of the general election, a poll has suggested.
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Civil Servants win pay battle in court
Civil servants have won their court battle to maintain a deal on redundancy payments.
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The polls: Britain is split
New polls suggest the country is split over which sort of government it wants to see emerge from talks.
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Unions and Thatcherites pile on coalition pressure
Labour and the Conservatives both came under pressure over talks with the Liberal Democrats today.
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Lab/Lib pact will hurt credit rating, bankers warn
A coalition between Liberal Democrats and the Labour party could lead to a downgrading of Britain's credit rating, City analysts have warned.
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Lib Dems: Labour scuppered progressive alliance
"Certain key Labour Cabinet ministers" were responsible for the quick collapse of talks towards a Lib-Lab coalition, the Liberal Democrats have claimed.