Starbucks, Google and Amazon were accused of "immorally" minimising their UK tax bills in a damning report by a spending watchdog today. The Public...

Nick Clegg is under pressure from within his own party to resist welfare cuts in George Osborne's Autumn Statement amid reports the chancellor may cho...

As MPs debated the Leveson report and its implications for the freedom of the press on Monday, word reached Westminster that the Duke and Duchess of C...

The ten things you need to know on Tuesday 4th December 2012... 1) HOW EVERYTHING RELATES TO THE BABY That sound you hear? It's political report...

George Osborne is to approve the construction of up to 30 gas-fired power stations as part of tomorrow's Autumn Statement, angering environmentalists ...

Boris Johnson has accused David Cameron of being immoral for urging eurozone countries to pursue close political union. Speaking in London on Tuesd...

A £5 billion investment in schools and other capital projects will be partly paid for by deeper cuts in Whitehall departmental budgets. Chancellor...

The former head of the Royal Navy has said he would ignore instructions from the defence secretary and set up a secret unit to deal with Scottish inde...

As George Osborne prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement, the Labour Party has gleefully seized on findings that David Cameron has failed to live up...

George Osborne is under pressure to provide relief to the middle classes in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, with a former Tory minister telling the...

George Osborne announced a real-term cut to benefits as he delivered his Autumn Statement to the Commons on Wednesday afternoon, despite warnings from...

Nick Clegg may have had some strong behind the scenes battles with George Osborne in the run up to Wednesday's statement, but it appeared the "differe...

George Osborne was pleased to announce on Wednesday that borrowing would fall this year. However he has been accused of a bit of misdirection after in...

Ed Balls has blamed his stammer for his faltering response to the Autumn Statement, but George Osborne has accused the shadow chancellor of making exc...

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has made a name for himself in the Brussels for delivering vehement attacks on the European Union and the excesses of Europea...

Vince Cable has said David Cameron killed off Lib Dem plans for a mansion tax because he came under pressure from wealthy Tory donors. Speaking on ...

Lord Justice Leveson has said new laws may be needed to prevent "mob rule" on the internet, as newspaper editors in Britain try to head off the statut...

Hugh Grant has said the public are "aghast" at David Cameron's decision to oppose the statuary underpinning of a new system of press regulation. I...

David Cameron has confronted Tory opponents of gay marriage head on by coming out in favour of gay weddings in churches. The prime minister said on...

George Osborne has been accused of cutting crucial benefits to disabled people and introducing a "mummy tax" on new parents as he conducted a raid on ...

Tory MP Bob Blackman has said that far from introducing gay marriage, David Cameron should bring back the Section 28 law that banned teachers from tal...

Families with children, particularly single mothers, are the biggest losers from George Osborne's Autumn Statement, according to research published by...

Labour's proposals for the future regulation of the press could hand Lord Justice Leveson the job of overseeing the newspapers. On Monday Labour un...

Genetically modified food should be grown and sold widely in Britain and opponents of the technology are talking "humbug", according to the environmen...

John Major has told those opposed to same-sex marriage to "move on" and accept that gay people should have the right to marry, as at least 100 Tory MP...