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David Cameron appealed for Tory backbenchers to ?get used to the new world? today as he and Nick Clegg unveiled their full coalition deal.The Prime Minister and his deputy hailed the detailed programme, insisting it built on the best of the Conservative and Lib Dem manifestos.But, with growing signs of disquiet amid their rank-and-file, both men admitted that key policies had been ?discarded? as part of the negotiation process.They were also forced to play down criticism that decisions on many contentious issues had merely been put off.Launching the 32-page document alongside senior Cabinet ministers at the Treasury, Mr Cameron said it could deliver ?strong stable Government? for five years.?The more that we talked, the more we listened, the more we realised that our visions for the future and the values that inspired them are strengthened and enhanced by each of the two parties coming together,? he said.For his part, Mr Clegg insisted: ?Even if you?ve read 100 party manifestos, you?ve never read a document like this one.?Not one party?s ideas, not even just two parties? ideas, but a joint programme for government based on shared ambitions and shared goals.
