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02/03/2012 08:10 PMHuhne resigns over points charge Chris Huhne vows to clear his name as he resigns as energy secretary to fight a charge of perverting the course of justice relating to a 2003 speeding case.
02/03/2012 03:57 PMEd Davey is new energy secretary Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne's resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister.
02/04/2012 06:01 AMHigh Streets bid for £1m funding The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.
02/03/2012 05:34 PMLabour: Banks must serve society Ed Miliband calls for a culture of "one nation banking" in which financial institutions are not "isolated" from the rest of the economy and society.
02/03/2012 03:21 PMCameron to make official US visit Prime Minister David Cameron will make an official visit to the US next month, the White House says.
02/03/2012 03:23 PMHealth bodies reject NHS reforms Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.
02/03/2012 05:20 PMCameron in enterprise zone gaffe Prime Minister David Cameron is accused of a "hugely embarrassing" gaffe when he refers to a non-existent enterprise zone in Plymouth.
02/03/2012 12:40 PMRBS boss calls for pay correction The chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for too long" and needs to be corrected.
02/03/2012 01:43 PMNew date set for referendum talks First Minister Alex Salmond and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore are to hold independence referendum talks in Edinburgh on 13 February.
02/03/2012 09:41 AMPrince's Falklands tour 'routine' UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond denies that the deployment of Prince William to the Falkland Islands is provocation towards Argentina.
02/03/2012 04:26 AMBids open for bin collection cash A £250m government scheme encouraging councils to keep or bring back weekly bin collections opens for bids.
02/03/2012 01:35 AMKeeping pound 'has restrictions' An independent Scotland could be more constrained on economic policy than at present, a study suggests.
02/02/2012 03:51 PMVIDEO: House of Commons Ministers will "unwind" any tax avoidance schemes being used by public sector employees, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has announced.
02/03/2012 09:23 AMMaze no IRA shrine says Donaldson A conflict resolution centre built on the site of the Maze prison will be no shrine to IRA, says DUP MP.
07/20/2010 04:10 PMIntroduction A tour of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.
02/03/2012 02:05 PMUnion plea to delay exams change Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.
10/28/2009 05:00 PMIntroduction BBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament.
02/03/2012 07:27 PMTories' concern at charity links The Conservatives demand answers about links between the Labour Party and the chief executive of a charity facing allegations of financial mismanagement.
05/31/2011 03:54 PMIntroduction A guide to the National Assembly for Wales.
02/01/2012 08:41 AMRenewables 'need to benefit east' Waveney MP Peter Aldous wants the growing renewable energy industry to benefit local people in the east.
01/30/2012 02:16 PMChris Huhne: vultures circling? The papers have again been full of reshuffle speculation, but the investigation by Essex Police into claims Chris Huhne passed speeding points onto someone else could yet take further twists.
06/17/2011 03:15 PMPolitical editors across England Political analysis from around England
05/13/2009 05:40 PMLinks to UK political websites UK political websites
10/18/2011 03:30 PMWho's who: Cameron's government A guide to who's doing what in David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.
10/07/2011 03:56 PMEd Miliband's shadow cabinet The details of Labour leader Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet following the recent reshuffle.
06/25/2010 12:33 PMGlobal Parliaments online Links to other Parliamentary broadcasters
02/03/2012 01:48 PMVIDEO: Review of Chris Huhne's political career As the energy and climate change secretary stands down from the cabinet, Adam Fleming looks back over the career of the MP for Eastleigh in Hampshire.
02/03/2012 01:16 PMVIDEO: Clegg: Huhne has done an outstanding job Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has announced Ed Davey as the new Energy Secretary, following Chris Huhne's resignation.
02/03/2012 02:13 PMVIDEO: Huhne made 'the right decision' Prime Minister David Cameron says Chris Huhne made "the right decision" in resigning as energy secretary after being charged with perverting the course of justice.
02/03/2012 11:36 AMVIDEO: RBS boss: Banker pay too high RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton says chief executive Stephen Hester was 'entitled' to a near-£1million share bonus, which he later turned down.
02/03/2012 02:55 PMVIDEO: Chris 'can rub people up wrong way' A Lib Dem MEP who worked alongside Chris Huhne in the European Parliament said the former energy and climate secretary could "rub people up the wrong way".
02/03/2012 11:30 AMVIDEO: Tett: Don't blame just the bankers The woman credited with foreseeing the financial crash claimed people love to bash the bankers but they were not the only ones to blame.
02/03/2012 11:33 AMVIDEO: Anita Anand reviews the political week Anita Anand could not resist the chance to work out with American footballers ahead of Superbowl weekend to review the rough and tumble of the last week at Westminster.
02/03/2012 02:08 PMVIDEO: Can Germany teach UK about banking? Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance.
02/03/2012 05:38 PMProfile: Chris Huhne The millionaire ex-journalist unafraid of cabinet showdowns
02/03/2012 04:01 PMGreen void looms after Huhne departure What Huhne’s departure means to 'the greenest government ever'
02/03/2012 10:41 AMHampton: Defending Hester's bonus RBS chairman defends Stephen Hester's bonus
02/02/2012 12:55 PMScots vote: who should take part? "Expats" on wanting a vote in independence referendum
01/30/2012 03:03 PMPoll tracker Tracking the fortunes of the Conservatives, Labour and the Lib Dems
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