14 years of Tories: The highs and lows of Conservative rule in the UK
After five prime ministers, a Labour election triumph would end a decade-and-a-half of the Tories in power
David Cameron and Nick Clegg hold their first joint press conference in the Downing Street garden (Christopher Furlong/PA)
Labour’s apparent impending victory in the UK general election would bring down the curtain on 14 years of Conservative-led government at Westminster.
We look back at how the past decade-and-a-half unfolded.
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