After the partying, it's time to govern
for the first time this morning to begin work on the in-tray from hell. His priorities will be domestic -- the recession, health reform, the environment -- but his allies (and the force of events) will force him quickly to turn his attention to foreign affairs too.
We'll be asking former Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell and former Labour Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett what we should expect on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the special relationship.
While our eyes were diverted by the coronation across the pond, the grim realities of the British economy continued to unfold. The banking crisis is unabated, despite a second multi-billion pound bail out. Some say it will take a decade to put things right, which will undermine the global status of the City of London.
The EU Commission in Brussels forecasts that the British economy will suffer more than any other in the current downturn, which is the opposite of what Gordon Brown and the Chancellor have been telling us.
The next three months could see the publication of economic statistics more dire than any of us have seen in our lifetimes.
Some Tories are now privately predicting that their lead will be back up over 20 points by Spring; it is already over 10. Suddenly all Labour talk of a snap election is drying up. The smart money is on the Spring of 2010 -- it always was.
So once again we'll have plenty economy to talk about. We'll hear from the Conservative's new Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Theresa May, and, as the government unveils a brand new NHS constitution, which sets out what we can expect from the health service - and a new set of 'rights and responsibilities' for the public, we'll debate what this means for patients.
We'll hear from controversial commentator Rod Liddle on climate change. And of course we'll have live coverage of Prime Minister's Questions from noon.
All that, from 1130 this morning on ´óÏó´«Ã½2 - or you can catch the programme later on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ iplayer.
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