Wednesday, May 12, 2010

new british prime minister DAVID CAMERON

David and Samantha Cameron wave from 10 Downing Street after Mr Cameron became prime minister today. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
1.00am: That's it. Britain has got its first coalition government for more than 60 years. And Nick Clegg will be sitting in cabinet alongside Liam Fox and William Hague. Will it work? Who knows. But it is a bold project, and it will be certainly be interesting. We'll get our first good look at it tomorrow (rather, later today) when the Cameron cabinet is expected to meet for the first time. And we've also got a new (interim) Labour leader. And the Labour leadership contest will soon begin in earnest.