Cameron, Clegg pledge united coalition

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged that the new Conservative-led coalition government will be united and provide strong and stable leadership.



The coalition is the first time the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have had a power-sharing deal at Westminster and the first coalition in the UK since the Second World War.



In a conference with Liberal Democratic leader Nick Clegg, who is now deputy prime minister, he said they would take Britain in a historic new direction.



They announced as their agenda plans to cut the deficit, support troops, clean up politics and build a stronger society.



Mr. Cameron\'s arrival on Downing Street marks the end of 13 years of Labour rule.



The Conservative leader, who is six months younger than Tony Blair was, when he won power in 1997, is the youngest prime minister since 1812 and the first Old Etonian to hold the office since the early 1960s.



The Conservatives won the most seats in last week\'s general election, but not enough to secure an overall Commons majority, resulting in a hung Parliament.