Cameron 'becomes PM'
David Cameron arrived at Buckingham Palace tonight to accept an invitation from the Queen to form a new government.
It followed the dramatic announcement by Gordon Brown that he was standing down, bringing down the curtain on 13 years of Labour rule.
After five days of uncertainty, Mr Brown finally accepted that he was unable to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats.
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