Politics News

The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".

People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister.

Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.

David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman says she wants a dramatic cut in the amount of rubbish thrown away by households in England.

More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

A man who threw an egg at Conservative peer Baroness Warsi when she was on a visit to Bedfordshire is jailed for six weeks.

Home Secretary Theresa May says it is time to move "beyond the Asbo", signalling the possible end of its use.

David Cameron plays down cabinet divisions over immigration after Vince Cable said a planned cap must be flexible.