Where does the Hunt row leave the coalition?
Could the Lib Dem stance on Jeremy Hunt threaten cross-party cooperation when it comes to reform of the House of Lords?
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After their rose garden tryst, David Cameron and Nick Clegg renew their coalition vows with a “brief encounter” at a train shed in Birmingham, announcing a £9bn boost for Britain’s railways.
The government averts a potentially damaging Commons defeat over House of Lords reform by cancelling the vote after admitting it had only a slim chance of winning.
A liberal coalition takes an early lead in vote counting on Sunday but with 3,700 candidates and more than 130 parties it is too early to call. Preliminary results are expected Monday.
Discussions on forming a new government have been held in Greece following the success of the pro-bailout New Democracy party in elections – and a deal is likely to be agreed on Tuesday.
Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party will try to form a coalition with other parties backing the international bailout after a narrow election victory over the left.
Could the Lib Dem stance on Jeremy Hunt threaten cross-party cooperation when it comes to reform of the House of Lords?
As David Cameron and Nick Clegg reaffirm their commitment to the coalition during a visit to Basildon, Channel 4 News looks at the ups and downs of the Conservative-Lib Dem government, two years on.
Antonis Samaras admits he has found it “impossible” to form a government of national unity as the power vacuum in Greece continues.
Greece’s two main parties – PASOK and New Democracy – were expected to incur huge losses when polls closed Sunday night as their popularity plunges to lows not seen since the 1974.
In the end, it wasn’t marginal. This morning GDP figures show Britain clearly back in recession, the dreaded double dip, with GDP in key one at -0.2 per cent.
Channel 4 News political editor Gary Gibbon on the danger that faces the Coalition in its Lords reform proposals
Business Secretary Vince Cable confirms to Channel 4 News that the Liberal Democrats are pushing for a shift in this month’s budget away from the 50p tax rate and towards a “mansion tax”.
“Mr Cameron’s right to defend the NHS’s achievements in maintaining high standards for waiting times and in other areas, but wrong, in many instances, to claim the credit for the current government.”
Channel 4 News Political Correspondent Michael Crick blogs on the Coalition’s plans for the Lords.
Sir Gus O’Donnell, who retires on new year’s eve after six and a half years as Cabinet secretary, says he expects the coalition to last the course, a full five years.