Cameron's historic coalition starts work

UNITED KINGDOM, London : Conservative leader David Cameron on Wednesday got down to business as British prime minister heading a historic centre-right coalition that finally ended 13 years of Labour rule.

Cameron and Clegg begin political partnership

UNITED KINGDOM, London : New British Prime Minister David Cameron began on Wednesday unveiling details of his new historic centre-right coalition government. He shook hands with his new deputy, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street before getting down to work.

Compromise key to power for Britain's odd couple

UNITED KINGDOM, London : David Cameron and Nick Clegg, Britain's new ruling team, share a gilded background but traded insults in the election race which, along with key policy differences, may haunt their coalition government.

British PM Brown resigns

UNITED KINGDOM, London : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown resigned on Tuesday, ending 13 years of Labour rule and paving the way for Conservative leader David Cameron to take power five days after deadlocked polls.

Cameron finally becomes British PM, Brown quits

UNITED KINGDOM, London : David Cameron became Britain's new prime minister Tuesday and vowed to form a "strong and stable" coalition, after breaking five days of deadlock following an inconclusive general election. Ending 13 years in opposition for his Conservative party, Cameron was invited to form a government by Queen Elizabeth II after the resignation of Labour premier Gordon Brown.

Cameron finally British PM after cliffhanger polls

UNITED KINGDOM, London : David Cameron became Britain's new prime minister Tuesday and vowed to form a "strong and stable" coalition, after breaking five days of deadlock following an inconclusive general election.

British PM to resign, seeking post-poll deal

UNITED KINGDOM, London : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday he will stand down, falling on his sword in a dramatic move which could see his Labour party keep power despite losing a deadlocked poll.

British PM to resign, seeking post-poll deal

UNITED KINGDOM, London : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday he will stand down, falling on his sword in a dramatic move which could see his Labour party keep power despite losing a deadlocked poll.

Haggling starts after deadlocked British poll

UNITED KINGDOM, London : Opposition Conservatives won most seats Friday in Britain's knife-edge election but failed to land a knockout blow on premier Gordon Brown, sparking a potentially bitter and prolonged power struggle. According to the Institute for Government, a single party minority administration is not out of the question.

Britain faces limbo as hung parliament looms

UNITED KINGDOM, London : Britain was plunged into political limbo Friday as the opposition Conservatives came top in a knife-edge general election but failed to deliver an immediate knock-out blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. While Conservative leader David Cameron insisted Brown had lost his mandate, key allies of the prime minister indicated his party would bid to cling to power in a deal with the third party, the centrist Liberal Democrats.

Polls point to Tory win and hung parliament

UNITED KINGDOM, London : According to exit polls, Britain's opposition Conservatives came top in knife-edge elections on Thursday but fell short of a clear-cut majority to return to power after 13 years in opposition. The results of the exit poll were projected on to St Stephen's Tower in London, which houses Big Ben.

Britain waits after day of voting in knife-edge election

UNITED KINGDOM, London : Britain voted on Thursday in the closest general election for decades, with polls suggesting David Cameron's opposition Conservatives will win most seats but not enough to form a government alone. Beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a long election night wait to learn his fate, after polling booths close in the knife-edge ballot.

Voting begins in closest election race for decades

UNITED KINGDOM, Sevenoaks : Britain went to the polls on Thursday in the closest general election for decades with opinion polls showing the opposition Conservatives winning most seats but not enough to form a government alone. The three rival leaders of the main parties made last-minute pleas to the 45 million electorate before more than 40,000 polling stations opened.

The British election: explained

UNITED KINGDOM, London : If the polls are to be believed then Britain is heading for its first hung parliament in a generation -- where no single party has an overall majority. AFPTV looks at the workings of government and the repercussions of a possible new voting system on the future of British politics.

Brown faces fight for his political life

UNITED KINGDOM, London : Gordon Brown only succeeded Tony Blair as British prime minister three years ago, but faces an uphill struggle to win a fourth consecutive term for the Labour party. Poor performances in a series of televised debates and a widely-broadcast gaffe in which Brown called a voter 'bigoted', have seen his party dip in some polls below the high flying Liberal Democrats into third place.

Superhero and Raving Loony target Britain's protest votes

UNITED KINGDOM, Port Talbot : While the three main political parties in Britain battle it out for the country's votes, others are campaigning simply to put a smile on the face of the electorate. Meet superhero Captain Beany -- a candidate in south Wales -- and the leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party, who's standing against the Conservative Party's prime ministerial hopeful David Cameron.

War to win over Britain's first-time voters

UNITED KINGDOM, London : Turnout at British elections has shown a decline over the last twenty years. The young are particularly disillusioned with politics and many aren't even registered to vote in this year's ballot, to be held on May 6. But it's not so much apathy, more a sense that politicians just don't speak their language.

Warship rescue mission brings back stranded Britons

UNITED KINGDOM, Portsmouth : Some 450 British troops and 280 civilians left stranded by the volcanic ash cloud finally made it back home on Wednesday night after a warship came to the rescue. HMS Albion sailed into Portsmouth Naval Base on the southern English coast after a day-long crossing from Santander in northern Spain.

Boom for Channel ferries as airports remain closed

UNITED KINGDOM, Dover : Ferry services are taking much of the strain as thousands of people, trapped on the wrong side of the English Channel by the flight ban, slowly make their way home.