David Cameron is Our New Prime Minister

THE Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stepped Down and David Cameron has taken over the reigns.

Mr Cameron left Buckingham Palace as the new PM a short while ago and arrived at 10 Downing Street with his wife Samantha just before 8.45pm tonight.

He said: "Her Majesty the Queen has asked me to form a new Government and I have accepted."

The Tory leader is the youngest Prime Minister in nearly 200-years and the first Conservative PM in 13-years.

He said he intended to form a "proper and full" coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.

Mr Cameron announced: "We have some deep and pressing problems - a huge deficit, deep social problems, a political system in need of reform.

"For those reasons, I aim 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, the stable, the good and decent government that I think we need so badly.

"Nick Clegg and I are both political leaders who want to put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and for the national interest.

"I believe that is the best way to get the strong Government that we need, decisive Government that we need today.

"I came into 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."

"One of the tasks that we clearly have is to rebuild trust in our political system.

"Yes, that's about cleaning up expenses, yes, that's about reforming parliament, and yes, it's about making sure people are in control and that the politicians are always their servants and never their masters.

"But I believe it's also something else - it's about being honest about what government can achieve.

"Real change is not what government can do on its own, real change is when everyone pulls together, comes together, works together, when we all exercise our responsibilities to ourselves, our families, to our communities and to others."

Mr Brown stepped down tonight ending 13-years of Labour Government.

He made an announcement outside of Downing Street with his wife Sarah and two sons by his side.

Mr Brown praised British troops, along with his wife and children. 

He said: "I have always strived to serve to do my best in the interests of Britain its values and its people.

"And let me add one thing also, I will always admire the courage I have seen in our armed forces and now that the political season is over let me stress that having shaken their hands and looked into their eyes, our troops represent all that is best in our country and I will never forget all those who have died in honour and whose families today live in grief.

"My resignation as leader of the labour party will take effect immediately and in this hour I want to thank all my colleagues, ministers, members of Parliament and I want to thank above all my staff who have been friends as well as brilliant servants of the country.

"Above all I want to thank Sarah for her unwavering support as well as her love and for her own service to our country.

"I thank my sons John and Fraser for their love and joy they bring to our lives and as I leave the second most important job I could ever hold I cherish even more the first, as a husband and Father, Thank you and good bye." 

Mr Brown said he had taken the decision to resign after concluding he would not be able to form a Government after days of talks between the parties following Thursday's inconclusive election result.

In last Thursday's general election, the Conservatives won 306 seats in the 650-member House of Commons -- 20 short of a clear majority of 326 -- followed by Labour on 258 and the Lib Dems on 57.

Mr Brown succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister in June 2007 after spending ten years as chancellor of the exchequer