No VAT rise in next government, Cameron says
The Tories claim they laid a giant elephant trap on VAT and that Ed Miliband walked right into it – but you can’t help wondering if Treasury mandarins are tearing their hair out.
A pledge card or a culture war? Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses election strategies with Conservative Equalities Committee Chair Caroline Nokes and former Labour Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw.
As another Tory MP defects to Labour, former Conservative cabinet minister Justine Greening and the SNP’s Mhairi Black join Matt Frei and Gary Gibbon for the inside take on political break-ups.
The Tories claim they laid a giant elephant trap on VAT and that Ed Miliband walked right into it – but you can’t help wondering if Treasury mandarins are tearing their hair out.
Welfare Minister Lord Freud apologises after saying some disabled people are “not worth” the minimum wage. Why did he say this and what is the reaction of disabilities charities?
David Cameron tells MPs it is wrong to think that violence in Iraq is “nothing to do with us” because Islamist militants are “planning to attack us here at home in the United Kingdom”.
David Cameron refuses to rule out further cuts to the top rate of tax at prime minister’s questions.
Bankers’ bonuses and the EU are likely to be on the agenda as Ed Miliband takes on David Cameron in the Commons.
David Cameron and Ed Miliband debate the government’s move to put a cap on payday loan company lending.
David Cameron tells prime minister’s question time that the government intends to set up an inquiry into the failure of leadership at the Co-operative Bank.
Smoke and mirrors at Prime Minister’s Questions. Either the NHS is on the brink of collapse or it’s all plain sailing in Britain’s A&E wards. FactCheck crunches the numbers.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond makes a statement to the Commons following the announcement by BAE of 1,775 job cuts across its naval ships business in Portsmouth and Govan.
MPs in the Commons allowed pregnant Jo Swinson to stand for 20 minutes. Channel 4 News asked who you would give your seat to – and hit the streets, armed with a folding chair, to get some answers.
David Cameron claims that Labour is “owned” by the Unions, while Labour argues that the Conservative party is bankrolled by “a few millionaires”. FactCheck gets to the bottom of the row.
In Prime Minister’s Questions today David Cameron and Ed Miliband sparred over cramped primary school places. FactCheck looks at who’s to blame.
David Cameron sought to reassure MPs about the effects of the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ on the most vulnerable. But did he pass the FactCheck test?