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David Cameron is expected to put the finishing touches to his government team, as the coalition enters its third full day in power.More Liberal Democrat MPs are in line for jobs, in addition to their five cabinet posts and six middle-ranking ministerial roles.
Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary William Hague will visit Washington for talks with US counterpart Hilary Clinton.
And David Miliband will continue his campaign to become Labour party leader.
Mr Cameron announced the latest swathe of appointments on Thursday, with Nick Herbert made policing minister, Damian Green becoming immigration minister and Grant Shapps appointed housing minister.
'Great opportunity'
Alan Duncan becomes an international development minister, while Hugo Swire goes to the Northern Ireland Office.
Among the Lib Dems, Sarah Teather was named as an education minister, Nick Harvey as armed forces minister, Jeremy Browne as a Foreign Office minister and Steve Webb as a work and pensions minister.
There are expected to be 20 of the party's 57 MPs appointed at all levels across Whitehall departments.
At the new cabinet's first meeting on Thursday, Mr Cameron said the coalition had a "great opportunity to think for the long term" - the Conservatives and Lib Dems have pledged to keep it in power until 2015.
Speaking on BBC One's Question Time, former Tory deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine said there would be "in-built tensions" between Mr Cameron and his Lib Dem deputy Nick Clegg but these would not deter the work of the government.
Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes said the coalition would last a full five years, but the two parties' candidates would battle hard in local and European elections and continue to do so into the next general election campaign.
Mr Hague's visit to Washington, where he will give a joint press conference with Mrs Clinton, is aimed at strengthening the government's links with Barack Obama's administration.
Following Gordon Brown's resignation on Tuesday, the Labour Party has started the process of choosing a new leader.
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband became the first person to announce plans to stand.
Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson has ruled himself out, offering his backing for Mr Miliband.
Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman and former Justice Secretary Jack Straw also said they would not stand.
Backbench Labour MP Jon Cruddas, who came third in Labour's 2007 deputy leadership contest, has said he is thinking about entering the new leadership race.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.