David Cameron has today become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
After meeting with Her Majesty The Queen - who asked him to form a new Government - Cameron gave his first speech as Prime Minister outside 10 Downing Street.
Speaking alongside his wife Samantha, he paid tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister for his long record of dedicated public service, and confirmed that he intended to form a "proper and full coalition" between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
"I believe that is the right way to provide this country with the strong, stable, good and decent Government that I think we need so badly", he said.
"I came in to politics because I love this country. I think its best days still lie ahead and I believe deeply in public service. And I think the service our country needs right now is to face up to our really big challenges to confront our problems, to take difficult decisions, to lead people through those difficult decisions so that together we can reach better times ahead."
Cameron set out the key priorities and values of the new government - including rebuilding trust in our political system, and emphasising that we are all in this together. "This is going to be hard and difficult work", he said.
"A coalition will throw up all sorts of challenges, but I believe together we can provide that strong and stable Government that our country needs based on those values, rebuilding family, rebuilding community, above all rebuilding responsibility in our country".
"Those are the things I care about; those are the things that this Government will now start work on doing."
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Shortly after arriving at Downing Street Cameron spoke to President Barack Obama over the phone. The US President called him to offer his congratulations on his appointment as Prime Minister, and he invited him to visit the United States in July.