A procession of favoured Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs entered 10 Downing Street today to accept control of government departments on David Cameron's first day in power.
Simon Hoggart, the Guardian's sketchwriter, gives his take on the first public outing of the Cameron-Clegg alliance.
And the Guardian's chief political correspondent Nicholas Watt interprets the allocation of the top jobs and explains the deal that allowed Cameron to become Britain's 52nd prime minister.
Meanwhile, influential Conservative blogger Tim Montgomerie sees trouble ahead for his party as they "sold off the family silver" in order to get into government.
And, as the Labour party comes to terms with a loss of power and the resignation of its leader, we hear who MPs such as Hazel Blears and Sir Stuart Bell want to replace Gordon Brown.
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Comments in chronological order (Total 6 comments)
12 May 2010 7:34PM
I'm getting bored... when do we vote?
12 May 2010 8:02PM
Did Cameron get up - with the help of Nick Clegg - and say: 'Here is my cabinet, and it shall be named ''David's cabinet'' . You stand over there Nick.'
13 May 2010 12:22AM
I cannot help it... its in my nature said the scorpion to the frog.
Now this happened after a lovely riverside press conference, declaring that they both had each others interests at heart. But no sooner had they left the shore than the frog felt a stabbing pain in his back and out the corner of his eye saw the scorpion pulling his needle point sting out from between froggies shoulder blades.
I cannot help it you slimey reptile, Im a tory basterd and we like to ride the likes of you and then stab you in the back.
13 May 2010 12:43AM
Has David Cameron got his NICK-ers in a twist?
He got Nick Clegg but wanted Nick Griffin - the clue is in his new mission statement 'British New Politics' (BNP!)
How unfortunate, it must be a mistake,but he does seem to have capped the multi-ethnic element from his cabinet table!
13 May 2010 2:23AM
Ian Duncan Smith? IDS is in the new Tory cabinet, I thought the "quiet man" was dead. . These buggers don't learn att all do they.
13 May 2010 7:36AM
Cameron and Clegg plan 'seismic shift' in politics
Or,
(after 'Poshboyzone's Downing street love-in) :
Did the earth move for you, darling?'