Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:02:34 GMT
Ministers should rethink plans to force lone parents, disabled people and long term jobless into work, a government advisor says.
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:10 GMT
The Tories demand a Whitehall security review as it is revealed 53 computers disappeared in a year.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:55:24 GMT
The government says it is "right to increase borrowing" as figures show public debt rose by £1.4bn last month.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:01:14 GMT
Victims of violent crime entitled to compensation are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy, say MPs.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:37:57 GMT
Computer giant EDS's data security standards are to be checked independently each year, MPs are told.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:52:01 GMT
A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:35:44 GMT
The new points-based system could lead to a rise in immigration if ministers wanted it to rise, minister Phil Woolas tells MPs.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:52:16 GMT
The UK rules out paying ransoms to hostage-takers as two Britons remain on board an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:43:38 GMT
Harriet Harman dismisses reports of cabinet colleague Liam Byrne's demands for cappuccinos and espressos at work as "froth".
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:03:13 GMT
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy says the judges of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing should go.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:11:22 GMT
A government crack-down on caviar smuggling is a "strange thing to prioritise" at a time of economic gloom, a shadow minister says.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:52:17 GMT
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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:14:02 GMT
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:05:13 GMT
If you thought the banking crisis was over, think again
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:31:58 GMT
Why fishermen are letting their cod slip the net
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:59:24 GMT
How two criminals fooled the British judicial system
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:20:33 GMT
Justice questions remain unanswered despite deal
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:53:15 GMT
Leading Earth observation scientists urge Gordon Brown to back Europe's environmental monitoring project, GMES.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:18:30 GMT
The Scottish Parliament votes against the UK Government's plans to introduce ID cards.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:33:21 GMT
BNP members say they have received threatening phone calls and e-mails after their details were published on the internet.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:23:57 GMT
The Lib Dems say the government has been 'supine' with banks and should consider lending directly to business and homeowners.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:05 GMT
MPs overturn a move by peers to allow phone tap evidence to be used "in exceptional circumstances" in inquests.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:49:57 GMT
All the key points, analysis and views as Gordon Brown faces his weekly grilling
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:28:53 GMT
Net immigration to the UK increased by 46,000 in 2007 to 237,000, according to official statistics.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:26:32 GMT
Paying for sex with prostitutes who are controlled by pimps or illegally trafficked to the UK is to be outlawed.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:44:11 GMT
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has met his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salloukh to discuss peace in the Middle East.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:08:47 GMT
Foreign Secretary David Miliband says that piracy around Somalia "is a grave danger to stability in the region".
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:30:16 GMT
Around 300,000 visas giving people the right to come to Britain may be wrongly approved every year, MPs are told.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:23:23 GMT
The Conservatives are dropping their pledge to match Labour's spending plans for the year 2010/11, says David Cameron.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:52:20 GMT
NI's first and deputy first ministers broker a deal on policing and justice to end a political stalemate at Stormont.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:59:06 GMT
Labour peer Lord Ahmed is to appear before magistrates after a fatal crash on the M1 in South Yorkshire.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:30:17 GMT
Tony Blair and French President Nicholas Sarkozy will host a financial forum in Paris in January, following the G20 Washington meeting.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:08:13 GMT
Eastern and Central European workers have not distorted labour markets in older EU member states, a new EU report says.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:59:12 GMT
Train passengers are suffering delays worth £1bn a year in terms of lost time, MPs say.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:35:32 GMT
Every area of England is to be covered by a Children's Trust Board, the government announces.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:39:52 GMT
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were positive and constructive.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:40:12 GMT
The Conservative Party is promising to peg exams in England to an international benchmark to ensure standards.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:03:00 GMT
A leading judge says he fears a conflict of interest as courts increasingly depend on income from offenders.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:33:57 GMT
David Cameron tells Gordon Brown to "be straight" and admit borrowing more will mean higher taxes later.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:06:26 GMT
The PM says he is not ruling out a law change on organ donation, despite experts rejecting the idea of "presumed consent".
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:42:53 GMT
The CBI says the UK economy will shrink by 1.7% in 2009, with unemployment rising to nearly 3 million by 2010.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:18:19 GMT
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has met key energy providers as they compile a report on price fairness
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:34:21 GMT
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Sir Tom McKillop, says he is "profoundly sorry" for the bank's financial difficulties.
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:58 GMT
The executive confirms water charges will be deferred for another year, as it meets for the first time in five months.
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:52:05 GMT
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:57:58 GMT
Welsh is used officially in a European Union meeting for the first time after years of campaigning.
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:40:08 GMT
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:25:15 GMT
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Gordon Brown's Cabinet.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:54:14 GMT
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:31:23 GMT
Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team.
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Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.
Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:03:56 GMT
What is Parliament for and how does it work?
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:36:49 GMT
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