THE INDEPENDENT: Prime Minister David Cameron today declared that his new coalition with the Liberal Democrats would be united behind the "one key purpose" of giving the country strong and stable leadership for the long term.
With his new Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg standing alongside him in the Downing Street garden, he said that their alliance represented a "historic and seismic shift" in the political landscape.
"It will be administration united behind three key principles: freedom, fairness and repsonsibility," he told their first joint news conference.
"And it will be an administration united behind one key purpose and that is to give our country the strong and stable and determined leadership that we need for the long-term."
Mr Cameron said the appointment of six Liberal Democrats, including Mr Clegg, to the Cabinet was "a sign of the strength and depth of the coalition and our sincere determination to work together constructively to make this coalition work in our national interest". >>> PA | Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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