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Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition: All change in Downing Street

Conservatives arrive: David Cameron welcomes Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to Downing Street
David Cameron, the new prime minister, welcomes his deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, to Downing Street for their first day of coalition government. After a tightly contested election campaign and five days of negotiation a Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government has been confirmed
Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Conservatives arrive: Cameron Heads New Tory Coalition Gov
William Hague, the new foreign secretary, enters 10 Downing Street
Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Conservatives arrive: Conservative Party MP Ken Clarke waves as he arrives at 10 Downing Street
Kenneth Clarke waves as he arrives at 10 Downing Street
Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Conservatives arrive: Items from Downing Street are moved into a removal van
Items from Downing Street are taken into a removal van the day after Gordon Brown resigned as prime minister
Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Conservatives arrive: A worker carries flat empty boxes from a removal van
A worker carries flat empty boxes from a removal van at the back of Downing Street
Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Conservatives arrive: Defence Secretary Liam Fox leaves 10 Downing Street
Liam Fox, the new defence secretary, leaves 10 Downing Street
Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Conservatives arrive: Liberal Democrat MP, Vince Cable shakes hands with Andrew Lansley
The Lib Dems' Vincent Cable shakes hands with Tory Andrew Lansley in Downing Street
Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
Conservatives arrive: Iain Duncan Smith at 10 Downing Street
Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader, at 10 Downing Street
Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
Conservatives arrive: Baroness Warsi arrives
Tory Lady Warsi arrives
Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian
Conservatives arrive: Caroline Spelman at the door of Number 10
Tory Caroline Spelman at the door of No 10
Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian
Conservatives arrive: Francis Maude arrives
Conservative Francis Maude arrives
Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian
Conservatives arrive: Michael Gove, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Education
Michael Gove, the newly appointed education secretary, leaves Downing Street
Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP
The Liberal Democrat party's Chris Huhne waves as he arrives
The Liberal Democrat party's Chris Huhne waves as he arrives at 10 Downing Street
Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Conservatives arrive: David Cameron and Nick Clegg walk into Number 10 Downing Street
The new prime minister, David Cameron, with the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, walk into Number 10 Downing Street
Photograph: Andrew Parsons
Downing street: David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Clegg
The prime minister, David Cameron, and his deputy, Nick Clegg, arrive for their first joint press conference in the garden of 10 Downing Street
Photograph: Reuters
Downing street: Prime Minister, David Cameron and his Deputy, Nick Clegg
David Cameron and Nick Clegg meet the press
Photograph: /Charlie Bibby
Downing street: David Cameron and Nick Clegg hold a press conference
The deputy prime minister pretends to storm off after David Cameron is reminded that when asked for his favourite political joke he once replied: 'Nick Clegg'
Photograph: /Charlie Bibby
Downing street: Prime Minister, David Cameron and his Deputy, Nick Clegg
David Cameron grimaces during the joint press conference with his former rival
Photograph: /Charlie Bibby
Downing street: Prime Minister, David Cameron and his Deputy, Nick Clegg
Cameron and Clegg leave together at the end of the press conference
Photograph: /Charlie Bibby
Downing street: Prime Minister David Cameron chairs the the National Security Council
David Cameron chairs the first meeting of the National Security Council
Photograph: Chris Ison/PA
Downing street: The first meeting of the National Security Council at 10 Downing Street
Nick Clegg joins in discussions at the National Security Council meeting
Photograph: Chris Ison/PA
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