>> billion acadian -- elena kagan is meeting with senators. find out more the court. it is available on hardcover and also as an e-book. >> this past tuesday evening david cameron the conservative leader became the new british prime minister. . immiion laws with regard to w people come into this country and become citizens. we do that. we've set those standards. but there's nothing in the

constitution that prohibits the states from passing their own here is his farewell speech from tuesday evening outside number 10 downing street and london. >> no party was able to command our majority. i said that i would do all i could to ensure strong and stable government, able to tackle britain's challenges effectively. mike constitutional duty is to make sure i government can be formed following last tuesday general of legend. i've informed the queen's private secretary that it is my intention to tender my resignation to between three in the event that the queen excepts, i shall advisor to invite the conservative leader to form a government. i hope he makes important decisions for the future. only those who have held the office of prime minister can

understand the full weight of its responsibility and it's great capacity for good. i have been privileged to learn much about the very best in human nature and a fair amount about its frailties, including my own. above all it would be a privilege to serve, and yes i love the job not for its prestige, its titles, and ceremony which i do not love at all. i love the job for its potential to make this country i love fairer more tolerant, or green, more prosperous, and more just, truly a greater britain. in the face of many challenges in a very few short years challenges including the global financial meltdown i have always strive to serve and do my best in the interest of britain, its values, and its people. let me add one thing also -- i will always admire the courage i have seen in our armed forces. and now that the political season is over, let me stress

that have been shaken hands and looked into their rise, our troops represent all that is best in our country and i will never forget all of those who have died in honor and whose families today live in grief. resignation as leader of the labour party will take effect immediately. what they call of my colleagues and i want to thank the bobbled my staff who have been friends as well as broken servants of the country. of all, i wanted to thank sarah for her unwavering support as well -- as well as her love. i think my son's for the love and joy they bring to our lives. and as i leave the second most important job i could never hold, i cherish even more the first -- a husband and father. thank you. and goodbye.

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>> following his remarks and gordon brown traveled to the queen were he formally resigned as prime minister to the queen. former foreign secretary was the first to announce his interest in the job. conservative party leader david cameron, after his own visit with the queen, immediately began his term as prime minister with liberal democrat leader nick clegg as his deputy. on wednesday that two leaders held their first press conference at number 10 downing street. they outlined the priorities of the coalition government. the oilers could afternoon everyone, and welcome. on the steps of downing street yesterday evening i said that nick and i want to put aside party differences and work together in the national interest. since i set out that aim, but the four parties have given their full ballot into our

coalition agreement. the liberal democrats and conservative government that we have negotiated. this is the first coalition government in britain since -- for 65 years. it will be an ministration united behind three key principles. freedom, fairness, and responsibility. 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. in the days and weeks ahead we will together be setting out in greater detail the names and values of our partnership and a full policy program of our coalition government. today we want to say just a full -- a few words about how we plan to work together and the significance of what we have achieved in coming to this agreement. this morning as part of the process of establishing the new

government i have been working to appoint a cabinet. later today, i will be chairing the first meeting of our national security council and nick clegg will be at my side. there are five liberal democrat secretaries of states in cabinet working hand-in-hand with conservative colleagues to address the big challenges that britain faces. starting with nick clegg as deputy prime minister, liberal democrats will be represented at every level of government. i think this is a sign of the strength and debt of this coalition and our sister to termination to work together constructively to make this -- our sincere determination to work together. we have a shared agenda and research -- and a share resolve to check -- tackle the faces our country faces, to safeguard our national security and support our troops aside to repair a broken political system and to build a stronger society.

we understand that we're not going to solve these problems overnight and no government in modern times has ever been left with such a terrible economic inheritance. today's unemployment figures are another sign of the human costs of the economic mistakes of the past decade. we know that there will be difficult decisions ahead, but working together either we can take the country through the most difficult times to the better times that i believe lies ahead. today we're not just announcing the new government and ministers, we are announcing a new politick. the new politics where the national interest is more important than the party interests. with cooperation wins out over confrontation, where a compromise and give-and-take reasonable civilized grown out behavior is not a weakness but a sign of strength. one of the biggest problems all over the last few years has been a chronic short term as

some in government. with this coalition government and its coalition agreement we have for five years acting for the long term and making the big decisions about our country's future. that is the true significance of this coalition. it can be a historic and seismic shift in our political landscape. it can demonstrate a new progressive partnership. believing in enterprise and individual responsibility committed to civil liberties and curbing the powers of the state passionate about building a new green economy, and determining to build a society where families and communities are supported and strengthen, and eager to make sure that the big society is matched by citizens as we embark on a recasting of our political system. our liberal conservative government will take written in a historic new direction with

common purpose. i am delighted to be standing here with the new deputy prime minister. the two of us together leading this historical liberal- conservative administration and a lot like not to invite him to speak to us on what i think is a remarkable and very welcome day. nick. >> thank you, david. we've just been through an election campaign and now we have a coalition. until today we were rivals. and now we're colleagues. and that's a lot about the scale of the new politics which is now beginning to unfold. this is a new government and it is a new kind of government, are radical, reforming government where it needs to be and the source of reassurance and stability at a time of great uncertainty in our country, too. david is pointed out many of the challenges we all face. the economy still struggling

the public finances are in a mess our troops engaged in a difficult and lasting conflict which requires resolution. our politics not yet recovered from a hammer blows of recent months. at a time of such enormous difficulty, our country needed a strong and stable government. it needed an ambitious government determined to work relentlessly for a better future. and that is what we have come together in this coalition to provide. this is a government that will last. not because it will be easy, but will be bumps and scrapes along the way. we are different parties and we have different ideas. this is a government that will last despite those differences because we are united by common

purpose for the job we want to do together in the next five years. our ambition is simple and yet profound. our ambition is to put real power and opportunity into the hands of people, families, and communities to change their lives and our country for the better. for me that is what liberalism is all about. ensuring that everyone has a chance, no matter who they are and where they are from to be the person they want to be, to live the life they want to live. i even call it fairness if you can call our responsibility, if you can call liberalism 3 whatever word you use that change you made your life is the same jury will have the opportunities you crave. their taxes, better schools affair, green economy with growth at last, clean, open plural politics and i hope once again that you can put your faith than to deliver the change that you need.

i want this to be a bold, reforming government that puts fairness back into britain, a government to restore our faith in what a healthy strong society can achieve, a government that takes power away from politicians as david said and gives it back to you. a government which hands back your liberty. you can shape our schools and hospitals, where fine words on the environment is finally translated into policies, for the great british to -- tradition of tolerance and fairness are restored. when i came into politics i came in to change politics and change britain for good. together that job starts today. thank you. >> thank you very much. we may not be able to take as many questions as a normal press conference because we're still pointing members of the government but we will do our best. if we could start with gary.

>> we thought this was an accidental result of the election results on friday you are making it sound like a mission, something to carry on a new dynamic lasting beyond this arrangement. you think coalitions are a good thing a necessary evil? >> let me start with what nick -- you're talking about this arrangement, off five-year arrangement. the prospect of having a five- year government, a five-year parliament taking the decisions that need to be taken in the long term interest of the country, i think that is absolutely correct. the other point i make is this -- we did have a choice. we looked at the options and we looked at the minority government, and we had a meeting about it of the last couple of

days and said that this was so uninspiring. we could do it, it might last for six months or year or bit longer, but we will not do what we came into politics to achieve. we want to give the country a good government. we want to sort out the problems of the debt and deficit. it would not actually mean anything. we lifted each other said and said this is weirdly uninspiring. let's aim for something better to change politics and get something done. that is really worth it. >> he is actually right. people in the ballot box told us they did not think any party deserved an outright majority. at the same time, we need stability. the only way you create stability is by creating a government -- a coalition government which last. you have to have a common purpose.

yes, we have been working of allies couple of days on specific policies how to dance them, and we a book made compromises. but in government, a good government that last is also one that is underpinned by a common purpose and he might use different words but it is based on the simple idea of stability to our economy and giving people -- power back to people, giving them the opportunity that they like. >> thank you, prime minister. on the morning after the night before, did you not think i'm hooked up to someone to five years for someone i barely know and have barely spoken to? are we under permanent joint leadership? will we see you again at each other's declaring war, saving the economy? is that how it is going to make

quick to martin >> your bid advances some of those ideas. what i woke up this morning thinking was not just a huge responsibilities that now land on my shoulder but thinking this is so much better than the alternative. there is really some things that we can do over these next five years to sort out the country's problem did give them control over their lives, to sort out their politics, and excitement hit me that this is much more than what could have been. and i think we have taken back the more difficult path and the far more worthwhile one. are we going to do things together? of course. this is not just 8 two-teams trying to work together but trying to form one strong team in government. we are separate parties and we've already talked about the coming by election. but of course we should do

things together because it is a joint endeavor. not two competing teams. adam. >> just picking up on that, i was wondering on the fiscal reform agenda what plans you have if they need to reform prime minister's questions in the house of commons whether you're going to do monthly prime minister news conference and just finally, you both signed up for a five-year term. that would be 10-years if you are reelected. can we assumed that the next general lesson will be the last when you fight? you a term limit yourself for the maximum 10 years? >> that is further than i am ready to go. on prime minister's questions, that is one thing we have discussed. prime minister's questions -- if

i am away, and it will stand then as deputy prime minister and ask those questions. in terms of other we've not discuss that. we're going to our range of things how best to make the coalition work in a proper positive way. but most of the areas we look that we found agreement quite quickly. this was the right thing to do and the way that the negotiation team work together. as it were finding as they went through areas that their work could ways of resolving differences. the thing about the agreement which we are now published is that it does bite off the difficult areas first. now we have the full coalition government which will go through some of the others. as far as resolving those issues --

>> you can ask what happens next but there is going to be a lot of change. i've been advocating new politics. in other parts of our politics things will look differently as well. i think you will have an open mind about how you do that. >> the punch and judy affect what you both criticized. >> i will not be answering next questions but he will be answering some of mine. looking for it to a lot of far in trouble. >> looking forward to answering questions from home. >> a bit more about the biology prime minister. where will it clegg actually function from? willie be in downing street with you?

does he have an office there? if the phone rings at 3:00 in the morning to both of you answer? >> nick is deputy prime minister. he will be responsible for political reform. many of the questions have been raised about parliament's, head will be his responsibility. -- it will be his responsibility. it is pretty close together. it is not going to be a partnership where we have to have scheduled phone calls. >> i have no idea where am. it is a rabin warned in there. -- our rabbit warren in there. >> this is a charming love-in.

would you say to those that your party so far apart you have the best of intentions but you cannot hold together for wrong? >> this will succeed through its success. if we can demonstrate that this is a good government, of long- term government, taking difficult decisions in the national interest working well together, it has the common purpose that nick spoke about, if it does that, and you are right to say that whatever wing of whatever party, if you will see a good government in respect that. what is politics and public? it is all about public service in the national interest. if we can does demonstrate that that is what we're delivering whatever wing of whatever party will say that this is a good government. the was there going to be skeptics and 1001 reasons why you do not try something new.

are both of us taking big risks? yes. we are historically utterly different but yes. i have been what -- locked with discussions with my colleagues of the last several days. in the end, there is overwhelming support in my parliamentary party for this because we all collectively recognizes the right thing to do for the country. and that we should do it together. we will now show the skeptics, that they are wrong. >> the and no request that when asked what your favorite joke is, reply nick clegg? >> we are all going have -- i am

afraid that i did. come back. we're all. have things that we've said from back at us. it is a serious point in this. if you want to spend the next five years finding liberal democrats slightly disagreeing with conservatives on this, if you can find lots. but we're looking at the bigger picture, at what a bold move like this with a strong stable government can achieve. if that means swallowing some humble pie and seen some of your words -- i cannot think of the more excellent diet and to provide the country with good government. >> something specific about your european policy. your coalition agreement you're

not up for repatriating the reported talks, but is that something the liberal democrats are in favor? and did you go to government -- go to germany and learn about coalition talks from part is there? >> a very good conversation with chancellor merkel about european politics and something about coalitions where she has been something of an expert. we have reached agreement on a common position on european policy, set out in the document. i think that demonstrates -- you take an area like that where we have not hidden their disagreements but confronted them and resolve them. i think that as a little test if you like, of how serious we are in our endeavor to provide the government.

it says that very clearly in the agreement exactly what we aim to do. >> back in 2004 a question for the deputy prime minister, the opposition said that this would be the largest act of the regulation and prickly of time out to carry out that promise. have you changed on that? >> i think it has changed very dramatically. since he said that, the world is change economically. obama is gone off and our financial support -- services sector, the economy has handled of globalize of which we are not seen since the post war period during we need to rebuild the british economy on music, sustainable academies. one of the things -- i am excited that he is in a position to do this -- create new ideas about new forms of growth and

investment and innovation. he will be working together closely with george osborn and be in a great position to map out an optimistic ambition for a new kind of economy built on the rubble of the old. >> tiddle more questions. -- two more questions. dollar could i ask if this is such a fantastic agreement for new politics, can i ask what you could possibly have i been proportional representation? >> i have stated very clearly my view about our electoral system and proportional representation i feel was right given a result, needed this -- given the need for strong and stable government to make important concessions that we should have referendum on the alternative but system did i want to demonstrate the conservative party would go the extra mile to try and build a coalition.

we will have that legislation. it will include a referendum calls, and it will include alternative mode, and there will be a referendum. there will be a campaign in which people can campaign freely. but it is part of the very important part of building the trust between our two parties to build a coalition for the of our country. for watson. >> just on the five-year parliament is there an expiration or will that be fixed in early legislation? and given the spectrum that your party spoke to represent, will you both be more tolerant of dissent than you would normally be, or are demanding a central loyalty to the cause? and you mentioned the by- election.

will you