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Liberal Democrats enter into Conservative coalition
May 13, 2010 3:00 PM
In a historic event in British politics the Liberal Democrats entered into government, alongside the Conservative party in the first coalition government since the Second World War.
It follows days of uncertainty and negotiations with both the Conservative and Labour Parties. After gaining the most seats in the general election Nick Clegg fulfilled his pledge to let the party with the strongest mandate have the first crack at forming the government.
The coalition agreement will see the major policies from the Lib Dem being implemented, including raising the threshold on income tax, implementing a pupil premium in schools taking in students from poorer backgrounds, and a referendum on electoral reform.
Looking forward to getting to work, David Ward MP commented, "The crucially important thing that was is that we went to see Labour and had discussions with them and that broke down. It would have been extremely regrettable if we had not at least held discussions with them. Labour did not have the strength of support to work with us and did not want to be part of it"