BBC News - Politics- Balls seeks phone hack statement
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:46:31 GMT) Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls says the home secretary should make a statement about claims of phone tapping by the News of the World. ... Read
- Tory defects over schools scheme
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT) A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". ... Read
- Blair in 'radical Islam' warning
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:41:31 GMT) Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world. ... Read
- Poll 'backs move from New Labour'
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:44:57 GMT) A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies. ... Read
- Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:02:01 GMT) Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith, one of the party's most recognisable figures for many years, has died aged 82. ... Read
- Fox rules out French 'ship share'
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:32:48 GMT) Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation. ... Read
- Farage to contest UKIP leadership
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:52:25 GMT) Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year. ... Read
- Thompson defends BBC No 10 visit
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:14:24 GMT) Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts. ... Read
- School lottery 'failed in aim'
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT) England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. ... Read
- Openness urged on UK's emissions
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:49:34 GMT) The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion. ... Read
- Newsnight's candidate hustings
(Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:58:34 GMT) All the action and expert analysis as the Labour leadership hopefuls went head-to-head on BBC's Newsnight. ... Read
- The rise and fall of New Labour
(Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:48:51 GMT)New Labour was the dominant political force in the UK for more than a decade, but even its biggest devotees proclaim it over. ... Read
- Arts cash cut could cost 100 jobs
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45:25 GMT) Up to 100 jobs could be at risk in the arts sector because of cuts by the Department of Culture, Arts and Lesiure, the NI Arts Council says. ... Read
- More cuts in councillors proposed
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:45:13 GMT) More plans to reduce the number of councillors in Wales are put forward to create what ministers say would be greater fairness for voters. ... Read
- Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:39:08 GMT) Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin. ... Read
- Shared aircraft carriers 'unrealistic'
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36:39 GMT) Defence Secretary Liam Fox has ruled out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation and efforts to save money. ... Read
- Blair's 'radical Islam' warning
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:51:38 GMT) Tony Blair has described radical Islam as the greatest threat facing the world in a BBC World Service interview. ... Read
- Prescott: 'I just want the truth'
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:36:45 GMT)John Prescott says he will seek a judicial review if the Met fail to answer questions over alleged News of the World phone hacking ... Read
- School lottery system 'failed in aim'
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:28:27 GMT) A controversial lottery system for secondary school places in Brighton failed in one of its key aims, to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. ... Read
- BBC denies risking independence
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:21:11 GMT) The BBC has denied that its director general compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of spending cuts. ... Read
- In the dark
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:14 GMT) What do special advisers to ministers, known as "spads", do? ... Read
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Eggs and shoes are thrown at the former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he attends a book signing in Dublin. ... 
What are the rules for electing a new Labour Party leader? ... 
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha show off their baby daughter, Florence, for the first time on the steps of Number 10. ... 
Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say. ... 
One of Scotland's largest councils - North Lanarkshire - warns that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs. ... 
BBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament. ... 
David and Samantha Cameron have introduced their new daughter, Florence, on the steps of 10 Downing Street. ... 
Former politician Sir Cyril Smith has died at the age of 82. ... 
The spending review's political arm-wrestling contest ... 
The career of veteran Liberal politician Cyril Smith ... 
Candidates set out stalls at UKIP conference ... 
How Barbara Castle triumphed in a male dominated political world ... 
The personalities and policies behind the Labour contest ...