Cameron–Clegg coalition government

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The Cameron–Clegg coalition government was the Conservative–Liberal Democrat partnership that governed the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015, overseeing major austerity measures, constitutional reforms, and changes to public services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government ⓘ
coalition government ⓘ
chancellorOfTheExchequer George Osborne ⓘ
chiefSecretaryToTheTreasury Danny Alexander ⓘ
civilLibertiesPolicy reduction of ID card scheme ⓘ
coalitionAgreement The Coalition: Our Programme for Government ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deputyPrimeMinister Nick Clegg ⓘ
economicContext aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis ⓘ
educationPolicy expansion of academies ⓘ
introduction of free schools in England ⓘ
endDate 2015-05-08 ⓘ
environmentPolicy support for green investment bank ⓘ
fiscalPolicy VAT increase to 20 percent ⓘ
deficit reduction through spending cuts ⓘ
followedBy First Cameron ministry ⓘ
foreignPolicy continued involvement in Afghanistan ⓘ
participation in 2011 military intervention in Libya ⓘ
foreignSecretary Philip Hammond ⓘ
William Hague ⓘ
formedAfter 2010 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
headOfGovernment David Cameron ⓘ
held 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum ⓘ
2014 Scottish independence referendum (agreed and legislated) ⓘ
homeSecretary Theresa May ⓘ
immigrationPolicy net migration reduction target ⓘ
implemented austerity programme in the United Kingdom ⓘ
introduced Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 ⓘ
Health and Social Care Act 2012 ⓘ
Welfare Reform Act 2012 ⓘ
tuition fee increases in England ⓘ
legislatureStatus coalition government ⓘ
legislatureTerm Fifty-fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
policyFocus austerity measures ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ
deficit reduction ⓘ
public service reform ⓘ
public spending cuts ⓘ
welfare reform ⓘ
politicalPartyInGovernment Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
Liberal Democrats ⓘ
precededBy Brown ministry ⓘ
primeMinister David Cameron ⓘ
reasonForEnd 2015 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
reasonForFormation hung parliament in 2010 general election ⓘ
resultOfEndElection Conservative Party majority government in 2015 ⓘ
socialSecurityPolicy introduction of Universal Credit framework ⓘ
startDate 2010-05-11 ⓘ

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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Chris Grayling → partOf → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 → sponsorGovernment → Cameron–Osborne Conservative government ⓘ
linked to: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
Francis Maude → servedInGovernmentOf → Coalition government of David Cameron ⓘ
linked to: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
2010–2012 UK Parliament → hasGovernment → Cameron–Clegg coalition ⓘ
linked to: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
Brown ministry → followedBy → Cameron–Clegg coalition ⓘ
linked to: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
Second Cameron ministry → precededBy → Cameron–Clegg coalition ⓘ
linked to: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
55th Parliament of the United Kingdom → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Danny Alexander → servedIn → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition ⓘ
linked to: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
Localism Act 2011 → sponsorGovernment → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
The Coalition: Our Programme for Government → governmentFormedUnder → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
The Coalition: Our Programme for Government → issuedBy → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Gordon Brown government → followedBy → Cameron–Clegg coalition ⓘ
linked to: Cameron–Clegg coalition government
European Union Act 2011 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
UK Parliament 2010–2015 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Secretary of State for Political and Constitutional Reform → timePeriod → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ
Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 → government → Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ