The media are camped out in front of parliament desperate for any news of what is going on in the gothic meeting rooms within. The general consensus appears to be that hopes of a deal between Labour and the Liberal Democrats are fading.
Michael White joins the quest to find out the shape of Britain's next government with the help of the Guardian's political correspondent Allegra Stratton.
On hand to offer their views we have former Downing Street insider Lance Price, Julian Astle of the Liberal Democrat think tank CentreForum, and founder of the Open Democracy website Anthony Barnett.
Much of the debate and rumour has been originating from Portcullis House – the office complex adjoining parliament. We stake out the area and hear from Labour MPs including Hilary Benn, Austin Mitchell, Jim Fitzpatrick and Steven Pound. Even old hands like the BBC's Andrew Marr are struggling to find out what is happening behind the closed doors.
And, lest we forget, the people who voted for the hung parliament still have no clear idea what the outcome of the election has been. Jon Dennis takes a sample of views in London's highly marginal constituency of Hampstead.
