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The Report: The New Tory and Lib Dem Coalition

The New Tory and Lib Dem Coalition

20/05/2010

BBC Radio 4 - The Report, The New Tory and Lib Dem Coalition

This week: how the coalition deal between the Tories and the Liberal Democrats was done.

The deal to form a coalition government between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats was an historic agreement. This week Linda Pressly finds out how the deal was done.

The deal between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to form the UK's first coalition government for almost 70 years was an historic occasion. At its height the Liberal Democrats were being wooed with offers from both sides and it was unclear who they would embrace. This week Linda Pressly speaks to those involved to get the inside story of the negotiations and how the deal was finally done.

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