A coalition (still) at war over Lords reform
As the government publishes a draft bill on the reform of the House of Lords, the prime minister prepares to unleash his backbenchers against the legislation.
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The coalition MPs in the public sector regional pay danger zone
A number of MPs will be at risk of alienating their constituents working in the public sector unless they speak out against regional pay.
The two graphs that show why the Tories are not trusted on the NHS
“The proportion of people saying they were satisfied with the way the NHS is run has fallen from 70 per cent in 2010 to 58 per cent last year – the biggest drop recorded since the survey began almost 30 years ago.
So, Mr Cameron, why spare Hunt and knife Warsi? (As if we don’t already know…)
David Cameron is referring Baroness Warsi to the adviser on the Ministerial Code; he is not referring Jeremy Hunt… Spot the difference?
Why should gay couples have to wait for equal pension rights?
Tory MPs calling for equal marriage proposals to be delayed to ‘focus on what matters’ need to understand how desperate LGBT couples are for equal rights.
If psephology is destiny, Cameron will be forced further to the right
David Cameron may have to spend the next three years courting voters to his right, increasingly distant from mainstream Britain.
Scottish Tory leader: Lib Dems have “ceased to function as a viable party in Scotland”
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has savaged her coalition partners, saying the Liberal Democrats have “ceased to function as a viable party in Scotland”.
Vote 2012: Midlands battlefield opens up for Labour
The key Midlands battleground for the general election saw some encouraging results for Labour in the local elections last night.
Cameron’s downgrading of environment policy bodes ill for the future
As the economy goes back into recession, David Cameron has downgraded an appearance at the Clean Energy Ministerial Conference from a keynote to ‘remarks’.
Tory MEPs vote for gender identity to be on list of mental and behavioural disorders
Tory MEPs have voted against the withdrawal of gender identity from the the International Classification of Diseases’ list of mental and behavioural disorders.