Click aqui para ingresar su contenido
Benefit repayments 'must improve'
Benefit claimants owe £1.85bn in overpaid money but the government is recovering less than £300m a year, MPs say.
Ads 'exaggerated climate change'
Two government press advertisements to raise awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks.
Five MPs' expenses appeals fail
Five MPs, including Liam Fox and Shahid Malik, have appeals against expenses repayment demands dismissed.
All-dog insurance plan ruled out
The government rules out forcing all dog owners to insure against their pet attacking people - a week after suggesting the idea.
Commons Speaker clashes with MP
A Conservative MP clashes with Commons Speaker John Bercow after being rebuked for "untoward" behaviour.
PM defends stance on Omagh bomb
Downing Street defends its refusal to share intelligence over the 1998 Omagh bombing in which 29 people died.
Labour MP died of natural causes
Police say Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who was found dead at his home on Monday, died from natural causes.
'Arrogance' undid climate talks
The "disappointing" outcome of December's UN climate summit was largely down to rich nations not listening, says Lord Stern.
Give us election vote, peers urge
Peers urge the government to change the law as soon as possible to allow members of the Lords to vote in general elections.
Timetable to Election 2010
With the next general election expected to be on 6 May, what are the main events in the run-up to polling day?
UK ambassador protests after TV hoax uses footage of him
The UK's ambassador to Georgia complains about footage of him used in a TV hoax about a Russian invasion.
Poll tracker
Whizz your way through opinion poll trends and see how the main parties have fared over recent years
Unite and Labour
How reliant is Gordon Brown on BA strike union?
Hewitt on Europe
Merry Greek dance? EU tiptoes around euro bail-out
Diplomatic puzzle
How the West is trying to pin down China's world role
Ask Mr Brown
Tough questions as undecided voters quiz the PM
Nick Robinson
PM tries to be seen as modern-day Churchill
Places everyone!
Brown, Cameron and Clegg gear up for TV debates
'Too many' council boss pay-offs
Too many English councils are agreeing large payoffs to get rid of their chief executives, a spending watchdog says
Tories step up Brown union attack
The Conservatives step up attacks on Gordon Brown over his links with the political director of the union behind the BA strike.
EU urges faster cut of UK deficit
Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week.
Lords pass internet piracy bill
The Digital Economy Bill, which includes measures to ban persistent illegal file-sharers, has been passed by peers.
Clegg warning on 'cuts backlash'
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg warns of the risk of social unrest in the UK if public spending is cut without popular support.
Iran issue 'unites' UK and China
The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have "a shared goal" in solving the issue of Iran's nuclear programme.
Cut ministers by a third, say MPs
The number of ministers should be cut by up to a third to reduce costs and make Parliament more independent, MPs say.
Campaign to get Muslims to vote
Leading Muslim scholars give their backing to a campaign to try to get more people from their community to vote in the general election.
Kraft says sorry about Keynsham
The vice-president of Kraft Foods says he is "terribly sorry" for the firm's pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant.
Tories 'preparing to unveil cuts'
The Conservatives are preparing to outline spending cuts they would make this year if they are elected, the BBC understands.
Tributes paid to Labour MP Kumar
Tributes are paid to the Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who has been found dead in his home in Middlesbrough, aged 53.
Minister repays £2,500 expenses
Transport Minister Sadiq Khan pays back more than £2,500 he wrongly claimed in Commons expenses for greetings cards.
Brown leads Foot funeral tributes
Gordon Brown calls Michael Foot "one of the greatest parliamentarians ever" at the former Labour leader's funeral.
Defiant Brown will 'keep going'
Gordon Brown says he wants to "keep going", after being asked if he would resign if Labour failed to win the general election.
Phillips blamed for equality row
A parliamentary committee raise concerns over the leadership of UK equalities chief Trevor Phillips and questions his reappointment.
Balls criticises Bulger comments
Children's Secretary Ed Balls criticises children's commissioner for "ill advised" comments about James Bulger's killers.
Brown says BA strike 'deplorable'
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says a planned strike by British Airways cabin staff is "unjustified" and comes at the "wrong time".
Researcher will fight Reid's seat
Labour choose a parliamentary researcher to fight for John Reid's seat at the forthcoming general election.
David Miliband in China for talks
The UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is in China to hold discussions with the country's political leaders.
Elected Lords plan 'coming soon'
Proposals for a fully elected House of Lords will be set out shortly by the government, the transport secretary tells the BBC.
Clegg: Lib Dems offer real change
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says a vote for his party is "a bold commitment to hope and opportunity".
Tories may 'lose broadband vote'
New research suggests that key Tory constituencies could suffer most from the Conservative policy on super-fast broadband.
Selection row MP vows to fight on
A Labour MP caught up in a reselection dispute is fighting claims from local party members she is not up to the job.
New BNP rules rejected by court
The British National Party is forced to rewrite its membership rules again after a court rules them discriminatory.
Ex-Tory Euro MP joining Lib Dems
A long-serving Conservative MEP, expelled in a row over the party's new allies in Europe, has joined the Liberal Democrats.
Whisky supplier recalled by MSPs
Whisky supplier Whyte & Mackay is to re-appear before MSPs following concern over the case it made against minimum drink pricing.
Brian Taylor's political blog
Guide to the Scottish Parliament
BBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament.
NI leaders have Clinton meeting
Northern Ireland's First and Deputy First Ministers meet the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington.
Mark Devenport's political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
Guide to N.Ireland Assembly
A tour of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.
Regeneration cash 'was diverted'
A minister says a "disturbing" unpublished report shows public money was "diverted" from a community regeneration scheme.
Betsan Powys' political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
Guide to the Welsh Assembly
A guide to the National Assembly for Wales.
The Cabinet: Who's Who
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Gordon Brown's Cabinet.
Shadow Cabinet: Who's Who
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.
In full: Lib Dem front bench
Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team.
A-Z of Parliament
Guide to the House of Commons
An introduction to the working of the House of Commons.
Guide to the House of Lords
What does the House of Lords do? Who sits there?
Laura Kuenssberg on Twitter
Inside Europe
Political websites
Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.
In depth: 2009 party conferences
In depth: The Blair Years
Full coverage of The Blair Years
|