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Tory modernisers fed up too
Planning minister Nick Boles has spoken out about his feelings over Lynton Crosby being give a free run on the Eastleigh campaign by-election.
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David Cameron says defence spending has been frozen. Looks more like it’s melted, according to figures from the Ministry of Defence.
The chancellor will not win any popularity contests. But ahead of next week’s budget, Michael Crick asks if George Osborne is the man to bring life to the UK’s near-moribund economy.
Party leaders spend 45 minutes thrashing out a deal on the Leveson proposal and after “good talks” agree to reconvene on Monday. But what is the hold up and how close are we to a consensus?
I am “determined” to deal with the problem of cut-price alcohol sold by supermarkets, pledges David Cameron as he faces criticism from doctors for dropping a plan to bring in minimum pricing.
Five disabled people are challenging a plan to change the way their care is funded by the government, arguing it undermines the state’s duty to promote independent living for the disabled.
Planning minister Nick Boles has spoken out about his feelings over Lynton Crosby being give a free run on the Eastleigh campaign by-election.
As Liam Fox becomes the latest senior figure to offer his solution to reviving the lacklustre economy, Channel 4 News looks at some of the other suggestions for curing Britain’s woes.
David Cameron is criticised by the head of the independent financial watchdog, the Office for Budget Responsibility, for misrepresenting its position on the impact of austerity measures.
In the midst of austerity-driven cuts to council budgets, the Local Government Association says investing in the arts is generating growth and creating jobs.
Lib Dem Schools Minister David Laws says we are spending billions ‘more’ on poorer schoolchildren. But does the party’s flagship ‘pupil premium’ just plug other holes in the schools budget?
Britain’s most senior judge attacks Theresa May for criticising immigration judges and warns cuts to legal aid funding could see people “take law into their own hands”.
Defence secretary Philip Hammond warns he will resist further cuts to the armed forces in Chancellor George Osborne’s forthcoming spending review.
The atmosphere among Conservative MPs after Eastleigh is not as febrile as you might expect. But a disappointing budget and poor local election results in May could darken the mood.
The most dramatic story in Eastleigh has been Ukip – the party looks set to achieve its highest ever vote in a Westminster election, surpassing the 21.7 per cent it got in Rotherham last year.
Have Labour’s spinners overcooked claims of a crisis in nursing numbers? FactCheck dons its rubber gloves.