Coalition government 2010-2015

• Coalition government


  Conservative-led, with Prime Minister David Cameron, but also included the Liberal Democrats
• Coalition government policies


  • Combined New Right-style policies and also more liberal policies
• New Right policies


  Removing the so-called couples' penalty (i.e. ensured that it would never be beneficial for a couple to breakup for benefit entitlements)
• Liberal policies


  1. Shared parental leave: Allowed parental leave to be shared between both parents

  2. Equal marriage: 9 years after the Civil Partnership Act, gay couples could get married