# Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition is formed (2010)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/2010-conservative-liberal-democrat-coalition-is-formed
Categories: ruler-change

David Cameron and Nick Clegg formed Britain's first peacetime coalition government since the 1930s. Within the broader Postwar & Modern Uk period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 2010 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The coalition pursued austerity and introduced significant constitutional and social reforms.

## Why it matters
The coalition pursued austerity and introduced significant constitutional and social reforms.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition is formed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Conservative%E2%80%93Liberal+Democrat+coalition+is+formed&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition is formed](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Conservative%E2%80%93Liberal+Democrat+coalition+is+formed)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)