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03/17/2010 12:32 AMBenefit repayments 'must improve' Benefit claimants owe £1.85bn in overpaid money but the government is recovering less than £300m a year, MPs say.
03/17/2010 01:51 AMAds 'exaggerated climate change' Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.
03/16/2010 05:57 PMFive MPs' expenses appeals fail Five MPs, including Liam Fox and Shahid Malik, have appeals against expenses repayment demands dismissed.
03/16/2010 06:26 PMAll-dog insurance plan ruled out The government rules out forcing all dog owners to insure against their pet attacking people - a week after suggesting the idea.
03/16/2010 08:58 PMCommons Speaker clashes with MP A Conservative MP clashes with Commons Speaker John Bercow after being rebuked for "untoward" behaviour.
03/16/2010 07:08 PMPM defends stance on Omagh bomb Downing Street defends its refusal to share intelligence over the 1998 Omagh bomb in which 29 people died.
03/16/2010 03:15 PMLabour MP died of natural causes Police say Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who was found dead at his home on Monday, died from natural causes.
03/16/2010 10:04 PM'Arrogance' undid climate talks The "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern.
03/16/2010 05:51 PMGive us election vote, peers urge Peers urge the government to change the law as soon as possible to allow members of the Lords to vote in general elections.
03/12/2010 11:35 AMTimetable to Election 2010 With the next general election expected to be on 6 May, what are the main events in the run-up to polling day?
03/16/2010 02:03 PMUK ambassador protests after TV hoax uses footage of him The UK's ambassador to Georgia complains about footage of him used in a TV hoax about a Russian invasion.
09/29/2009 10:00 AMPoll tracker Whizz your way through opinion poll trends and see how the main parties have fared over recent years
03/15/2010 06:02 PMUnite and Labour How reliant is Gordon Brown on BA strike union?
03/16/2010 11:07 AMHewitt on Europe Merry Greek dance? EU tiptoes around euro bail-out
03/15/2010 10:22 AMDiplomatic puzzle How the West is trying to pin down China's world role
03/14/2010 02:55 PMAsk Mr Brown Tough questions as undecided voters quiz the PM
03/10/2010 12:36 PMNick Robinson PM tries to be seen as modern-day Churchill
03/16/2010 08:19 AMPlaces everyone! Brown, Cameron and Clegg gear up for TV debates
03/16/2010 11:28 AM'Too many' council boss pay-offs Too many English councils are agreeing large payoffs to get rid of their chief executives, a spending watchdog says
03/16/2010 04:57 PMTories step up Brown union attack The Conservatives step up attacks on Gordon Brown over his links with the political director of the union behind the BA strike.
03/16/2010 11:59 AMEU urges faster cut of UK deficit Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
03/16/2010 10:16 AMLords pass internet piracy bill The Digital Economy Bill, which includes measures to ban persistent illegal file-sharers, has been passed by peers.
03/16/2010 12:52 PMClegg warning on 'cuts backlash' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg warns of the risk of social unrest in the UK if public spending is cut without popular support.
03/16/2010 10:42 AMIran issue 'unites' UK and China The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have "a shared goal" in solving the issue of Iran's nuclear programme.
03/16/2010 11:20 AMCut ministers by a third, say MPs The number of ministers should be cut by up to a third to reduce costs and make Parliament more independent, MPs say.
03/16/2010 09:54 AMCampaign to get Muslims to vote Leading Muslim scholars give their backing to a campaign to try to get more people from their community to vote in the general election.
03/16/2010 01:34 PMKraft says sorry about Keynsham The vice-president of Kraft Foods says he is "terribly sorry" for the firm's pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant.
03/15/2010 05:18 PMTories 'preparing to unveil cuts' The Conservatives are preparing to outline spending cuts they would make this year if they are elected, the BBC understands.
03/15/2010 05:45 PMTributes paid to Labour MP Kumar Tributes are paid to the Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who has been found dead in his home in Middlesbrough, aged 53.
03/15/2010 10:19 PMMinister repays £2,500 expenses Transport Minister Sadiq Khan pays back more than £2,500 he wrongly claimed in Commons expenses for greetings cards.
03/15/2010 05:16 PMBrown leads Foot funeral tributes Gordon Brown calls Michael Foot "one of the greatest parliamentarians ever" at the former Labour leader's funeral.
03/15/2010 01:52 PMDefiant Brown will 'keep going' Gordon Brown says he wants to "keep going", after being asked if he would resign if Labour failed to win the general election.
03/15/2010 05:25 PMPhillips blamed for equality row A parliamentary committee raise concerns over the leadership of UK equalities chief Trevor Phillips and questions his reappointment.
03/15/2010 01:47 PMBalls criticises Bulger comments Children's Secretary Ed Balls criticises children's commissioner for "ill advised" comments about James Bulger's killers.
03/15/2010 03:43 PMBrown says BA strike 'deplorable' Prime Minister Gordon Brown says a planned strike by British Airways cabin staff is "unjustified" and comes at the "wrong time".
03/15/2010 11:26 AMResearcher will fight Reid's seat Labour choose a parliamentary researcher to fight for John Reid's seat at the forthcoming general election.
03/15/2010 10:59 AMDavid Miliband in China for talks The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China to hold discussions with the country's political leaders.
03/14/2010 12:49 PMElected Lords plan 'coming soon' Proposals for a fully elected House of Lords will be set out shortly by the government, the transport secretary tells the BBC.
03/14/2010 02:57 PMClegg: Lib Dems offer real change Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says a vote for his party is "a bold commitment to hope and opportunity".
03/15/2010 11:59 AMTories may 'lose broadband vote' New research suggests that key Tory constituencies could suffer most from the Conservative policy on super-fast broadband.
03/14/2010 04:23 PMSelection row MP vows to fight on A Labour MP caught up in a reselection dispute is fighting claims from local party members she is not up to the job.
03/12/2010 11:03 PMNew BNP rules rejected by court The British National Party is forced to rewrite its membership rules again after a court rules them discriminatory.
03/12/2010 04:02 PMEx-Tory Euro MP joining Lib Dems A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
03/17/2010 12:20 AMWhisky supplier recalled by MSPs Whisky supplier Whyte & Mackay is to re-appear before MSPs following concern over the case it made against minimum drink pricing.
04/20/2009 02:16 PMBrian Taylor's political blog
10/28/2009 05:00 PMGuide to the Scottish Parliament BBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament.
03/16/2010 11:22 PMNI leaders have Clinton meeting Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers meet the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington.
11/19/2007 10:52 AMMark Devenport's political blog Dummy puff/betsan blog
10/28/2009 05:08 PMGuide to N.Ireland Assembly A tour of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.
03/16/2010 05:38 PMRegeneration cash 'was diverted' A minister says a "disturbing" unpublished report shows public money was "diverted" from a community regeneration scheme.
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