TIMES ONLINE: Brown quits as Labour leader to thwart Tory-Lib Dem pact : Gordon Brown announced tonight that he is to step down as Labour leader but wants to remain in No 10 for a few more months as part of a coalition deal with the Liberal Democrats.
Playing Labour's final card after an extraordinary weekend of post-election wrangling, the Prime Minister announced that the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg had formally asked for negotiations to begin on a power-sharing deal with Labour. >>> Philippe Naughton | Monday, May 10, 2010