Gove to spell out EMA replacement plans
Our Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports on the deal thrashed out between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems on a replacement for the Educational Maintenance Allowance.
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Latest updates, pictures and video from the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Birmingham.
Chris Huhne warns the Tory right not to be like the “madcap” US Tea Party, as a senior Lib Dem tells Channel 4 News differentiating their party from the Tories is a “theme” of the conference.
Dozens of alleged phone hacking victims, including Milly Dowler’s parents and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, are named as “core participants” in the first stage of the inquiry into the scandal.
All eyes turn to the arrival in the UK of News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, who says his first priority is Rebekah Brooks, despite facing mounting pressure to drop his takeover bid for BSkyB.
MPs call for Ofcom to launch an immediate investigation into whether News Corp executives are ‘fit and proper’ people to run BSkyB in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
Plans to suspend former Treasury Secretary David Laws from Parliament and order thousands of pounds in expenses repayments are leaked, causing uproar in the House of Commons.
Nick Clegg says protecting the NHS is now his number one priority. The Liberal Democrat leader insists his party can still recover despite disastrous election and AV referendum results.
Britain’s voters overwhelmingly reject calls to switch to the Alternative Vote system – but is this a death knell for electoral reform? Channel 4 News speaks to politicians, analysts and academics.
As the referendum campaign turns bitter, the gaps in government grow larger – as the Yes camp accuse the No camp of lying and threaten legal action.
Business Secretary Vince Cable has criticised David Cameron’s rhetoric on cutting immigration, saying it risks “inflaming” extremism. His words have created a rift in the Coalition, says Gary Gibbon.
Our Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports on the deal thrashed out between the Conservatives and the Lib Dems on a replacement for the Educational Maintenance Allowance.
Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a new £180m bursary fund to help the poorest over 16-year-olds stay in education. It replaces the £560m EMA scheme cut in last year’s Spending Review.
As Nick Clegg pledges his party will recover from one of its worst-ever by-election results in Barnsley Central, Cathy Newman discovers a revolt brewing amongst party activists
Police investigating the phone-hack scandal are looking at new evidence and taking “urgent steps” to inform possible victims. MP Tom Watson tells Channel 4 News it’s “reassuring” progress.
Plans to make it easier for poorer students to study at university under the new tuition fees regime have been criticised by the body representing UK universities.