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20/05/2010

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Last broadcast on Thu, 20 May 2010, 20:00 on BBC Radio 4.

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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.

How the coalition deal was done

Linda Pressly lifts the lid on the negotiations which set up the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government.

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  1. Thu 20 May 2010
    20:00

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