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Radio 4,20 May 2010,30 mins

The New Tory and Lib Dem Coalition

The Report

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The deal between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to form the UK's first coalition government for almost 70 years was an historic occasion. At its height the Liberal Democrats were being wooed with offers from both sides and it was unclear who they would embrace. This week Linda Pressly speaks to those involved to get the inside story of the negotiations and how the deal was finally done.

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