UK talks coalition government

There are now talks of a coalition government in the UK after general elections yesterday resulted in a hung parliament.



Tory Leader David Cameron whose party won most seats but was short of a majority, said he wanted to make a comprehensive offer to share power with the Liberal Democrats.



Meanwhile, incumbent Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he too would be willing to enter talks with both parties.



He has also stressed his party\'s common ground with the third biggest party.



Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said the Conservatives should be given the first opportunity to arrive at a deal as the party with most of the votes.



The Tories are expected to get 305 seats, just short of the 326 needed for an outright majority.



Labour are expected to end with 255 MPs and the Lib Dems 61.



Past practice under Britain\'s unwritten constitution sees the sitting prime minister in a hung parliament having the right to make the first attempt at forming a ruling coalition.



At news time, 649 of the 650 seats had been declared.



The Conservative Party had won 306, the Labour Party 258 while the Liberal Democrats had won 57.



649 of the 650 seats had been declared.