Shamik Das
Milburn rejects offer to be candidate for chair of NHS Commissioning Board
Embattled health secretary Andrew Lansley suffered a further blow today with the news former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has rejected his personal request to become a candidate for the chair of the NHS Commissioning Board.
Big increase since election in those saying cuts are unfair
The number of people of who believe the government's cuts are unfair has nearly doubled since the election, polling data from YouGov shows, while there is also a big rise in those who believe the cuts are bad for the economy.
Call for “anti-disability” provisions to be removed from welfare bill
More than 100 politicians, professors and campaigners have written to Minister for Disabled People Maria Miller calling for Disability Living Allowance reform and other "anti-disability" provisions to be removed from the Welfare Reform Bill.
Look Left – Winning here?! Lib Dems humiliated in Barnsley
Nick Clegg was humiliated by the good people of Barnsley today, pushed down into sixth place in the by-election, the Lib Dem candidate losing his deposit - and all just 15 miles from Sheffield.
Barnsley by-election: Humiliation for Clegg, embarrassment for Cameron
Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats were routed in the Barnsley Central by-election last night, beaten into sixth place by Labour, the Tories, UKIP, an independent and the BNP - just 15 miles from his Sheffield constituency.
Balls: “Osborne’s got two weeks to come up with a plan B”
Ed Balls has warned that George Osborne may be "making the same mistakes" as Thatcher "all over again", and that he's got just two weeks "to come up with a plan B for the Budget".