Nick Clegg and David Cameron have published the coalition agreement with the three distinct themes of freedom, fairness and responsibility.

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• Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg and Prime Minister David Cameron today published the full policy agreement for the coalition. You can read the full document below:

Today, Wednesday 19th May, Nick Clegg Leader of the Liberal Democrats gave his first official speech as Deputy Prime Minister on constitutional reform and the 'New Politics'.

Speaking at his first major speech as Deputy Prime Minister, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today said:

"I have spent my whole political life fighting to open up politics. So let me make one thing very clear: this government is going to be unlike any other.

They say a week is a long time in Politics. The momentous events at Westminster have certainly given me and many others food for thought. I am not exaggerating when I say I have been inundated with calls, emails and texts following the historic decision to form a coalition between the Conservatives and my own Liberal Democrat Party. Many have been highly sceptical over the move and some openly critical. Like most things in life I find people love to criticise, yet when asked to come up with a viable alternative they are usually unable to provide one.

This document sets out agreements reached between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats on a range of issues. These are the issues that needed to be resolved between us in order for us to work together as a strong and stable government. It will be followed in due course by a final Coalition Agreement, covering the full range of policy and including foreign, defence and domestic policy issues not covered in this document.

Hooray!! Hung Parliament - we did it! Oh hang on, what happens now? The Lib Dems trapped between a rock and a very hard place.

Nick Clegg had always told us that whoever won the most seats deserved first chance to form a government, and that was the Conservatives. Of course, the more obvious direction appeared to be Labour, but they couldn't even get their own back-benchers to agree so stood little chance of creating a stable multi-party coalition government.

"Tonight the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party and the Federal Executive of the Liberal Democrat party have overwhelmingly accepted my recommendation that we should now enter into a coalition government with the Conservative Party.

"Before I say anything more about that coalition government I would like to express my thanks and admiration for Gordon Brown.

Yesterday Nick announced that the party had opened formal talks with the Labour party.

He said: "Over the last four days we've been working flat out to seek and reach an agreement on the stable government that lasts and that the British people want and deserve. We've had some very constructive talks with the Conservative party and I'm very thankful to David Cameron and his negotiating teams.

I've just finished a great day campaigning. Everywhere I go, and especially in our key seats, it is obvious our support is growing by the day.

Volunteers are walking in off the streets to offer to deliver leaflets, knock on doors and make phone calls - doing their bit to make change happen.

Experienced campaigners across the country are telling me this is an election like never before for our party. The old rules have been torn up and we are rewriting the election script.

Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.

Most post-debate polls scored this final debate to David Cameron, but again put Nick Clegg clearly ahead of Gordon Brown. An analysis by pollsters Angus Reid of previously undecided voters who watched the debate gave Nick Clegg 37%, David Cameron 25%, Gordon Brown 22% and Not sure 16%. Angus Reid found that 32% of undecided voters say they are now more likely to vote for the Liberal Democrats after watching the final debate, with just 18% Conservative and 15% Labour.

The election has really come alive for the Liberal Democrats in the High Peak since the Leader's debate where Nick Clegg's set our priority to create a fairer Britain with fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair deal by cleaning up politics and a fair future by creating sustainable jobs .