Eastleigh: stage set for a fascinating political battle
Eastleigh has been transformed from a dull, safe seat to the stage for one of the most intriguing political battles in years. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the players.
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Nick Clegg refuses to give “running commentary” on the Lord Rennard allegations as the Lib Dems suffer their lowest-ever national poll rating less than two days before critical Eastleigh by-election.
I’ve lost count of the tweets, interviews, blogs and longer articles questioning the timing of our investigation into Lord Rennard.
Eastleigh has been transformed from a dull, safe seat to the stage for one of the most intriguing political battles in years. Political Correspondent Michael Crick looks at the players.
With around a third of marriages currently ending in divorce, Jon Snow asks if there has been a “whiff of hypocrisy” surrounding the debate about gay marriage.
As double Olympic gold medallist Becky Adlington quits competitive swimming, Cathy Newman asks whether the country’s politicians could learn a lesson from the 23-year-old sports star?
Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Nick Clegg, today renew their vows in a new show of unity, two and a half years after the rose garden press conference.
Channel 4 News looks at the debate over energy prices and unpicks the “combishambles” over the government’s plans to ensure energy companies help consumers to get the best deal.
Coalition tensions are bubbling up as the Commons debates Lib Dem proposals for reform of the House of Lords, writes Gary Gibbon.
Channel 4 News is recognised by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) as its special programme on the Japan earthquake wins the organisation’s news coverage category.
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon joins David Cameron on his trip to Japan.
The government has relaunched a £1bn competition that aims to develop the process of capturing carbon dioxide from power stations and storing it for future use.
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the rise of Ed Davey
The energy minister tells Channel 4 News he will appeal against a court decision not to allow the government to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes, as it will cost consumers £1.5bn.
Are energy groups, such as EDF, too quick to put up gas prices when wholesale prices rise, but too slow to drop prices for hard-pressed consumers when wholesale prices drop? FactCheck investigates.
Consumer groups welcome energy supplier EDF’s decision to cut gas prices by 5 per cent – but should it have been more? An EDF executive defends the decision to Channel 4 News.