British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was fighting to keep Labour in power today by tempting the Liberal Democrats into a coalition government as Britain seemed set for a hung parliament.

Gordon Brown began a bold bid today to stay in Downing Street as Prime Minister of a Labour-led coalition government in a hung parliament.

Gordon Brown will try to form a coalition government to keep Labour in power if there is a hung parliament in Britain, Downing Street sources confirmed today.

Britain is heading for a hung parliament with the Conservatives the largest party, according to an exit poll tonight.