As the UK election 2010 ended up in a hung parliament the country has been in limbo for the past few days but everyone realised it could not go on. Yesterday Gordon Brown said he would be stepping down as leader of the labour party, but today when it became clear that the Lib Dem/Labour coalition wouldn’t happen, he decided to resign as Prime Minister.

This evening Mr. Brown stood outside No. 10 Downing Street and delivered a farewell speech with dignity and graciousness saying the job had been a privilege and wishing his successor well. It was a moving and stirring speech from the heart and he seemed truly humble when he said, “I have been privileged to learn much about the very best in human nature, and a fair amount too, about its frailties, including my own,” according to BBC News.

He also paid tribute to Britain’s armed forces saying he would never forget those who had died or their families. Mr Brown then concluded by saying, “Thank you and Goodbye” and as he stood with his wife for photographs, their two young sons joined them outside in front of the press. He then left to officially tender his resignation to the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and afterwards went on to Labour Headquarters to make another speech where he thanked party staff.

After Mr. Brown left the palace, it was then the turn of Conservative leader David Cameron to visit the Queen and accept her request to form the next government which he did. He then travelled with his wife to his new home at No. 10, which had only shortly been vacated by Gordon and Sarah Brown. Standing outside No. 10 the new Prime Minister then said it was his intention to form a “proper and full coalition” with the Lib Dems.

Mr. Cameron also said that both he and Nick Clegg would “put aside party differences and work hard for the common good and the national interest.” At present the speculation is that Nick Clegg will be appointed Deputy Prime Minister and the Lib Dems will be given around 6 positions in the cabinet.

For more on this story go to BBC News. So there you have it, after days of the country being in limbo we now have the sad demise of one prime minister and the rise of the next prime minister. We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on any of these developments so why not let us know what you think?