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03/17/2010 12:32 AM
Benefit 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 AM
Ads 'exaggerated climate change'
Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.

03/16/2010 05:57 PM
Five MPs' expenses appeals fail
Five MPs, including Liam Fox and Shahid Malik, have appeals against expenses repayment demands dismissed.

03/16/2010 06:26 PM
All-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 PM
Commons Speaker clashes with MP
A Conservative MP clashes with Commons Speaker John Bercow after being rebuked for "untoward" behaviour.

03/16/2010 07:08 PM
PM 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 PM
Labour 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 PM
Give 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 AM
Timetable 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 PM
UK 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 AM
Poll tracker
Whizz your way through opinion poll trends and see how the main parties have fared over recent years

03/15/2010 06:02 PM
Unite and Labour
How reliant is Gordon Brown on BA strike union?

03/16/2010 11:07 AM
Hewitt on Europe
Merry Greek dance? EU tiptoes around euro bail-out

03/15/2010 10:22 AM
Diplomatic puzzle
How the West is trying to pin down China's world role

03/14/2010 02:55 PM
Ask Mr Brown
Tough questions as undecided voters quiz the PM

03/10/2010 12:36 PM
Nick Robinson
PM tries to be seen as modern-day Churchill

03/16/2010 08:19 AM
Places 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 PM
Tories 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 AM
EU 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 AM
Lords 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 PM
Clegg 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 AM
Iran 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 AM
Cut 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 AM
Campaign 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 PM
Kraft 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 PM
Tories '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 PM
Tributes 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 PM
Minister 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 PM
Brown 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 PM
Defiant 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 PM
Phillips 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 PM
Balls 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 PM
Brown 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 AM
Researcher 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 AM
David 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 PM
Elected 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 PM
Clegg: 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 AM
Tories 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 PM
Selection 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 PM
New 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 PM
Ex-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 AM
Whisky 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 PM
Brian Taylor's political blog


10/28/2009 05:00 PM
Guide to the Scottish Parliament
BBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament.

03/16/2010 11:22 PM
NI 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 AM
Mark Devenport's political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog

10/28/2009 05:08 PM
Guide to N.Ireland Assembly
A tour of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.

03/16/2010 05:38 PM
Regeneration cash 'was diverted'
A minister says a "disturbing" unpublished report shows public money was "diverted" from a community regeneration scheme.

 

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