Brown resigns as British PM!

Brown resigns as British PM

Cameron, right, and Clegg, left, are expected to form the new government [Reuters] Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has resigned as prime minister and will ask Queen Elizabeth II to invite David Cameron, the leader of the main opposition Conservative party, to form a government. Earlier on Tuesday, talks between Brown's Labour party and the Liberal Democrats on forming a government broke down, leaving the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to agree the final details of creating a coalition. Cameron had said on Tuesday that it was "decision time" for the Liberal Democrats about whether to share power with his party or Labour. Charlie Whelan, a former advisor to Brown, said it was "a sad day" and that there would be no rush to elect a new Labour leader. Emotional statement "I've informed the Queen's private secretary that it is my intention to tender my resignation to the Queen," Brown said in an emotional statement outside Downing Street alongside his wife Sarah. special report Final results Conservative: 306 Labour: 258 Liberal Democrat: 57 Other: 28 "In the event that the Queen accepts, I shall advise her to invite the leader of the opposition to seek to form a government. "I wish the next prime minister well as he makes the important choices for the future." Brown's two young sons emerged after his comments and then Brown and his wife were driven to Buckingham Palace where he will formally tender his resignation to the queen. The Conservatives took the most seats in the May 6 election but had failed to secure an outright majority leading to a hung parliament for the past five days. Source: Al-jazeera