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Anti-cuts 'street party' protest held on Nick Clegg's road

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:44:20 GMT

Hundreds of anti-cuts protesters held an "alternative street party" in the road where Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg lives.

UK plans for euro-immigrants surge

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:35:52 GMT

The Home Office is planning for a possible large increase in immigration from Greece and other European Union nations in response to the crisis in the euro, Theresa May has revealed.

Lawyers told Hunt to stay out of Sky deal

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The Government was battling to defend itself last night against new evidence detailing its close relationship with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp at the time of the £8bn bid for BSkyB.

Revealed: How Adrian Beecroft made a career out of cutting jobs

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Could the seeds of the ruthless social Darwinism espoused in Adrian Beecroft's controversial report into reforming Britain's employment laws have been sown in the chilly corridors of the Boston Consulting Group?

Andrew Grice: So David Cameron lacks an ideology. Who knew?

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

It was all Angela Merkel's fault. That is, the photo of a jubilant David Cameron holding his arms high during a G8 summit at Camp David as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties.

Salmond urges nationalists to collect a million Yes signatures

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Alex Salmond launched the campaign for Scottish independence yesterday, telling nationalists to collect the signatures of one million Scots to ensure victory in the 2014 referendum.

Hunt comforted adviser, then said: 'Everyone thinks you've got to go'

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Jeremy Hunt told his adviser Adam Smith that his job was safe when they went for a drink – and then hours later urged him to quit, telling him: "Everyone here thinks you have to go."

Osborne adviser leaked budget information to Murdoch's man

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

George Osborne's closest political aide secretly gave News Corp information about the likely contents of the Government's first budget, it was revealed last night.

Jeremy Hunt told me to quit, says former special adviser Adam Smith

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:36:45 GMT

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt told his special adviser to quit after highly damaging emails revealing the close relationship between his department and the Murdoch empire were released, the former aide said.

Campaign for Independence launched with celebrity-endorsed event

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:22:32 GMT

The formal campaign for Scottish independence has been launched at a celebrity-endorsed event.

Campaign for Independence gets launched with celebrity-endorsed event

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:59:32 GMT

The formal campaign for Scottish independence has been launched at a celebrity-endorsed event.

Student loans chief Ed Lester to stand down

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:04:22 GMT

Student Loans Company head Ed Lester will stand down when his contract expires next year in the wake of controversy over his tax arrangements.

David Cameron's hot weather hay fever misery

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:37:56 GMT

The spring heatwave has been welcomed by many people across the UK, but David Cameron has revealed he has been struck down by hay fever as a result.

Boris Johnson names senior BBC journalist as communications chief

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:12:52 GMT

A senior BBC political journalist has been appointed as London Mayor Boris Johnson's communications chief.

Independent Scotland drive starts

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:59:32 GMT

A major drive to persuade people Scots to vote for independence begins today.

Cameron knew Hunt would back BSkyB bid

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:30:01 GMT

The political scandal over Rupert Murdoch's battle to buy BSkyB moved closer to David Cameron last night after new evidence undermined the Prime Minister's claim that his Government was scrupulously even-handed in deciding on the £8bn deal.

We're nowhere near migration target, admit Tories

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

David Cameron's hopes of slashing the number of people moving to Britain suffered a fresh setback yesterday as figures showed net migration continuing to run at more than 250,000 a year.

Prisons grow more crowded despite falling crime rate

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

More offenders were jailed last year, and received longer prison sentences, despite an overall fall in the number of criminal convictions, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) disclosed yesterday.

Fatal crashes are cyclists' fault, says Boris

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

He may be known as the “cycling Mayor” but Boris Johnson has caused outrage by accusing two-thirds of the cyclists killed and seriously injured in London of causing the crashes by breaking the laws of the road.

UK recession worse than thought as clouds gather over eurozone

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Britain's recession is even deeper than was thought, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. Economic output in the first three months of this year contracted by 0.3 per cent, the agency said yesterday – more than than the 0.2 per cent reduction it estimated in April.

Cameron urged to 'exploit eurogeddon'

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

David Cameron should exploit the eurozone crisis by introducing radical policies, including a controversial freeze in state benefits, Conservative MPs will argue today.

What 1,000 text messages tell us about a special relationship

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

We learn today the rather sordid reality concealed behind Jeremy Hunt's solemn statement to Parliament last month that "I have strictly followed due process". More than 1,000 text messages were exchanged between his office and the News Corp team pursuing the most controversial British media acquisition in modern times – some of them sent by the Culture Secretary himself.

How the 'Minister for Murdoch' made case for BSkyB deal

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Jeremy Hunt's appeal to PM

Home Secretary Theresa May records video declaring full support for gay marriage

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:34:52 GMT

Campaigners for gay marriage to be legalised received a boost today when Theresa May, the Home Secretary, declared her full support for the move.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warned off Eurobonds in meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:39 GMT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was forced to temper his enthusiasm for Eurobonds during a visit to Germany today after being firmly warned off the subject in person by Chancellor Angela Merkel, the bonds’ most outspoken opponent.