After the big election, lots of smaller ones at Westminster
The next three weeks will see huge jockeying for chairmanships of the increasingly powerful select committees, all of which are up for grabs. Campaigning is already well underway.
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The Prime Minister David Cameron writes to Parliamentary authorities opposing a pay hike for MPs of nearly £7,000, but how does this compare to pay rises for public sector workers?
Nurseries warn the childcare system faces “meltdown” unless planned government changes to double care are fully funded.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says it is “completely unacceptable” for an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in London to order a driving ban for women.
Women in a Jewish sect in north London have been told not to drive or face having their children barred from school. They are were told that driving would offend “traditional rules of modesty”.
Delivered by the Queen in her speech at the state opening of parliament, the government outlines its political priorities, promising to “bring different parts of the country together.”
The Queen’s Speech on 27 May will set out the government’s legislative plans. It is the first under a Conservative majority Government for 18 years – so what should we expect?
The next three weeks will see huge jockeying for chairmanships of the increasingly powerful select committees, all of which are up for grabs. Campaigning is already well underway.
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said he will not be standing for the Labour leadership and has given his backing to the Blairite favourite, Liz Kendall.
Justice Secretary Michael Gove could face opposition from Conservative MP David Davis to government plans to scrap the human rights act. And the SNP’s Alex Salmond has described the plan as “insane”.
Chancellor George Osborne has promised “radical devolution” for cities to allow them to grow their local economies – but what does devolution mean? And what powers will be devolved?
The newly published “black spider” letters reveal the Prince of Wales corresponded with government ministers on a wide range of topics, from Lynx helicopters to the Patagonian Toothfish.
Letters sent by Prince Charles to government departments in 2004 and 2005 have finally been released to the public after a mammoth legal battle. Here’s what we know so far.
It is almost impossible to separate Cuba from its music. Songs of all genres are woven into the fabric of both the myth and reality of the socialist island, writes Channel 4 News Producer Thom Walker.
As Labour leader Ed Miliband resigns after a crushing defeat in the general election, there are several likely successors, including Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Chuka Umunna.
During the general election campaign, Channel 4 News asked three young poets for their take on the problems they want solved by the election, from education to the housing crisis.