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The coalition cabinet meets for the first time

William Hague, the foreign secretary, the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, Ken Clarke, lord chancellor and justice secretary, and Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, arrive for the first session of the newly formed Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government at Downing Street, London. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk Oliver Letwin, minister of state in the Cabinet Office, arrives at No 10 Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk David Cameron leads his first cabinet meeting Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters Photograph: Andrew Winning/guardian.co.uk The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg (centre), sits with members of the coalition cabinet (left - right) Michael Gove, Theresa May, George Osborne, Ken Clarke and Iain Duncan-Smith Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters Photograph: Andrew Winning/guardian.co.uk David Cameron leads his first cabinet meeting Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters Photograph: Andrew Winning/guardian.co.uk The new justice secretary, Ken Clarke, walks into the garden of number 10 Downing Street after the coalition government's first cabinet meeting Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters Photograph: Andrew Winning/guardian.co.uk TV media outside No 10 Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian Photograph: Martin Godwin/guardian.co.uk The coalition cabinet in the garden of number 10 Downing Street Photograph: Phil Hannaford Photograph: guardian.co.uk The media wait for the ministers to leave No 10 Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian Photograph: Martin Godwin/guardian.co.uk Vince Cable and Michael Gove leave together Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk Lady Warsi adjusts her clothing after leaving number 10 Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk William Hague, Andrew Mitchell, Cheryl Gillan, Thersea May, Philip Hammond and Liam Fox leave after the meeting Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian Photograph: Martin Godwin/guardian.co.uk

Source: The Guardian ↗

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