Negotiators for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will meet today for a crunch meeting to spell out their demands for a deal which could see the parties form a coalition government in Britain.

Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg held face-to-face talks tonight as they continued their attempts to thrash out a power-sharing deal.

British Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg today said he would fight for "fundamental" reform of Britain's electoral system in talks with other parties on the shape of the future government, following Thursday's inconclusive general election.

Nick Clegg will today address British Liberal Democrat MPs in an attempt to gain their backing for his negotiating strategy as he embarks on discussions with the Conservatives that could force Gordon Brown out of No 10.

Labour suffered humiliation in the UK's local elections after the party lost its four remaining county councils to the Tories.