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Britain’s first BNP mayor ‘won’t halt party’s decline’
A BNP councillor is in line to become the party’s first mayor. But Channel 4 News learns that the far-right party is still bracing itself for a tough time at next month’s local elections.
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Alternative Vote: Your questions answered
As the Electoral Commission sends out almost 28 million information leaflets to improve public awareness about the 5 May referendum, Channel 4 News presents a Q and A on AV.
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Barnsley by-election: Labour win, Lib Dems sixth
Labour win the by-election in Barnsley Central, one of the party’s safest seats. But the Liberal Democrats slide to sixth place behind UKIP, the British National Party and a local independent.
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Council staff volunteer for pay cuts
Council staff are opting for pay cuts to save their jobs as town halls implement the biggest budget reductions since the Second World War, writes Political Correspondent Cathy Newman.
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MP revolt on prisoners’ right to vote ‘could cost £143m’
Ignoring a European ruling giving prisoners the right to vote could cost the Government £143m in compensation claims, reports Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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Tactical voting at the Oldham East by-election
David Cameron might dismiss the by-election as a typical third party squeeze, but actually there was nothing typical about this election at all, writes YouGov’s Anthony Wells for Channel 4 News.
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Coalition dealt blow as Labour celebrates Oldham East win
Labour celebrates victory in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election, dealing a blow to the Coalition in the first test since the general election, as Gary Gibbon reports.
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Zac Goldsmith may have overspent, says election watchdog
After a Channel 4 News investigation, the Electoral Commission finds Zac Goldsmith may have overspent by £1,000 on his election campaign, but says it will not refer the matter to the police.
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Oldham and Saddleworth by-election: who has most to lose?
As a date is set for the Oldham and Saddleworth by-election, Gaby Hinsliff asks if the Lib Dems don’t win, will the national party be blamed?
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Lib Dem candidates tell Clegg: oppose tuition fees rise
More than 100 Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates sign a petition calling on the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, to oppose a rise in university tuition fees.
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Electoral reform: How the Coalition could change the vote
As senior Labour politicians launch a campaign to oppose a switch to the Alternative Vote, YouGov’s Anthony Wells says the formation of the Coalition may have changed political calculations.
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John Swinney outlines spending cuts for Scotland
Scotland’s Finance Secretary John Swinney announces cuts in his Budget – saying they were forced on him by the biggest reduction in public spending ever imposed north of the border.
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Thousands flee Burma in post-election fighting
Burma’s first election in 20 years was supposed to mark the end of military rule – but nothing’s changed, writes John Sparks, as the junta declares victory and refugees flee fighting in the country.
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Harriet Harman faces Woolas backlash
Labour backbenchers have criticised their deputy leader, Harriet Harman, over the suspension of MP Phil Woolas, branding her comments “a disgrace”.
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Violence erupts in wake of Burma’s ‘sham’ election
Clashes have broken out in Burma as two military-backed political parties look set for an election victory. John Sparks reports on the fate of one pro-democracy candidate.