LONDON, May 12 � Conservative leader David Cameron took over as Britain�s new Prime Minister, ousting the Labour party from power after a 13-year rule, after striking an agreement with the Liberal Democrats who joined the country�s first coalition government in 70 years.
Cameron assumed the top post last night after Queen Elizabeth II invited him to form the new government following the resignation of incumbent Gordon Brown.
Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg has been named as the Deputy Prime Minister as Cameron said he planned to form a �full� coalition government of his Conservative party and the Liberal Democrats.
Installed at the No.10 Downing Street, Cameron thus becomes the youngest Prime Minister in almost 200 years, since Lord Liverpool who assumed office at 42.
A statement from Buckingham Palace said the Queen had requested 43-year-old Cameron to form a new government. �The Right Honourable David Cameron accepted Her Majesty�s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister,� it said.
The agreement over power-sharing came after five days of hard bargaining between the single-largest party and the kingmaker Clegg�s party, following which four other Liberal Democrats also received Cabinet posts.
The arrangement gives Britain its first coalition government since the World War II when Winston Churchill led a wartime coalition.
The Conservatives emerged as the largest single party in the May 6 election that triggered the ending of the Labour party�s record 13 years in office.
Ties with India: Cameron promised to forge a �new special relationship� with India and support India�s bid for a seat in the United Nations Security council.
His party�s manifesto says that the party will �work to establish a new special relationship with India, the world�s largest democracy�.
It also commits the party to �work towards greater stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan�. � PTI
