Moyes can rest easy – Ferguson’s book disappoints
I have only had two and a half hours to speed through the 350 pages of Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography, but my first impression is that the new Manchester United manager David Moyes needn’t worry.
Michael Crick
Michael Crick has left Channel 4 News. This is an archive of his reports.
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‘Half an apology’ from police reps on plebgate
“It wasn’t their poor judgement in talking to the media, but in not telling the truth” – the verdict of one source on the policy apology.
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Plebgate: MPs to grill inspector who said colleagues should face misconduct action
The home affairs select committee has just announced a new star witness at their hearing into plebgate on Wednesday afternoon.
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CPS decides not to prosecute Mates because of age
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced it will not prosecute the former Tory minister Michael Mates over making an alleged false statement when he was nominated for the post of police commissioner.
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Cameron challenges Heath for stability
In terms of longevity, the ministers around the coalition cabinet table rival the record of the Heath government of the early 1970s.
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On the trail of Nigel Farage after Tory pact plans
He complained the Ukip conference was overshadowed by colleagues, but Nigel Farage managed to soak up some attention at the Tory gathering. Political Correspondent Michael Crick caught up with him.
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Can the Conservatives win back votes in the north?
The Tories are back in Manchester. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the challenges facing David Cameron and his team ahead of tomorrow’s party conference.
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Ed’s many challenges at the Labour conference
The tasks facing the Labour Party in Brighton this week are huge. Ed Miliband has to restore his authority after a disastrous summer, in which the Conservatives have gradually whittled Labour’s once-strong lead down to almost nothing.
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Godfrey Bloom: ‘Women knew sluts comment was joke’
It was a disaster one could have seen coming: Ukip MEP Godfrey Bloom billed to appear at a champagne reception to discuss women in politics… and being asked about his infamous “sluts” comment.
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Nigel Farage schooldays letter reveals concerns over fascism
Channel 4 News obtains a letter about Ukip leader Nigel Farage, from his days as a schoolboy, in which teachers are quoted as accusing him of being “racist” and “fascist”.
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Stay or go? Countdown begins on Scottish referendum
Will Scotland remain a part of the UK or go it alone – the referendum that will decide this is a year away. There are twelve months left to win, or lose, the argument for Scottish independence.
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No obvious alternatives to Cameron, Miliband … and Clegg
There will be two themes to watch at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow: distancing from the Tories and possible flirtation with Labour.
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The trade unionists affiliated to Labour who wouldn’t vote for party
Almost a million trade unionists affiliated to Labour would not not vote for the party, according to YouGov polling for Channel 4 News.
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How did Cameron lose Commons vote on Syria?
As David Cameron shrugs off his Syria defeat in the Commons, Channel 4 News examines why and how the crucial vote on military action was lost – and the key players behind the event.
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Labour set to pay political price for union funding row
The loss of GMB money will not be financially devastating to the Labour party, but there will be a political price to pay for Ed Miliband’s handling of the row over union funding.
