Bill of Rights Commission: headless and toothless?
As the government recruits members for its Commission on the Bill of Rights, Gary Gibbon asks if it could ever result in a challenge to the might of the European Court of Human Rights?
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Chancellor George Osborne delivers Budget 2011 and a fuel duty “bombshell”. Follow reaction and analysis, plus video and comments from the #c4Budget Twitter panel.
It’s the business end of the political season for Chancellor George Osborne and his delivery of the Budget had echoes of Britain’s top football manager, says Peter McHugh.
As the government recruits members for its Commission on the Bill of Rights, Gary Gibbon asks if it could ever result in a challenge to the might of the European Court of Human Rights?
The claim: “Should AV pass, the cost of electronic vote counting necessitated by AV will be £130 million”
The debate on votes for prisoners takes place in the House of Commons today – it’s set to be a real battle as the Government receives new evidence warning of a £143m compensation bill if it ignores the ECHR ruling, as Gary Gibbon writes.
Ignoring a European ruling giving prisoners the right to vote could cost the Government £143m in compensation claims, reports Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
Channel 4 News has learned that David Cameron’s new Trade Minister is in line for a £3.6m share payout from banking giant HSBC – as the Government attempts to strike a deal on bankers’ bonuses.
Channel 4 News has learned that David Cameron’s new Trade Minister is in line for a £3.6m share payout from banking giant HSBC – as the Government attempts to strike a deal on bankers’ bonuses.
It seems like yesterday they were dewy-eyed newlyweds. But seven months on, the odd couple of British politics would like it to be known they are at loggerheads about marriage, writes Gaby Hinsliff.
Our Political Editor on what’s likely to be a limited Tory revolt tonight on Europe – and a looming one on giving voting rights to shorter-term prisoners.
Secret recordings by undercover newspaper reporters reveal a Liberal Democrat minister saying the Chancellor “get’s up one’s nose” – Channel 4 News looks at the cracks in the Coalition.
As David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash for the last time this year at PMQs, broadcaster Peter McHugh asks whether the festive spirit will survive for long at Westminster.
Metropolitan Police pilot the Diamond project may help the Ministry of Justice cut millions off its criminal justice bill and also reduce reoffending, reports Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel.
Jon Snow asks questions about the treatment of terror suspects by both the British and American Governments as a Guantanamo Bay detainee is found not guilty on 284 out of 285 charges.
Justice Minister Crispin Blunt says the Coalition Government “made it clear from the outset that it would proceed with defendant anonymity in rape cases only if the evidence justifying it was clear and sound”, but the Coalition Agreement was more black and white on the issue.