Nadine Dorries has been accused of comparing same-sex marriage to incest and criticised by a gay rights charity after tweeting "if the gay marriage bi...

Thatcher's funeral v Olympic Opening Ceremony - which is the real Britain?

I understand why people are angry by the woman who favoured functional inequalities and believed it to be a necessity for a dynamic economy as she cared little for those consequently suffering.

We have lost a great prime minister, a great leader, a great Conservative, a great Briton.

The government's line - repeated several times - is that these claims were fraudulent or cheats. Without directly saying so, Grayling implied in 2011 that because "the vast majority of new claimants for sickness benefits are in fact able to return to work", it is right to assume that many current Incapacity Benefit claimants are able to work - interpretation, many are cheats, frauds or otherwise manipulating the system.

Britain lacks a "national will" to improve its economy because people are too rich, former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has suggested. The ...

With the budget looming, all the political teams are furiously searching for eye-catching policies that appeal to the key audiences they need to pleas...

On Thursday David Cameron achieved what Blair did with Iraq and Thatcher with the miner's strike: take the difficult, unpopular, but Prime Ministerial route. And if justice is done, he too will be rewarded.

Nuclear weapons may be filthy, but they are a comparatively clean way of deterring people from using biological and chemical weapons which are worse.

The UK could leave the European Union under plans due to be considered by the Commons on Friday. Legislation which would repeal 1972's European Com...

There needs to be a much more detailed and transparent vision of Scotland made available in order for the Scottish electorate to determine whether independence is the best option for Scotland.

A 'blue-on-blue' row has erupted after suggestions the coalition is poised to give prisoners the vote, with one Tory MP saying the changes would only ...

Romney is terminally stained by the awkward perfume of elitism, something Cameron is and always has been trying desperately to run away from

Medical reasons would provide the only good justification for reducing the limits of abortion; if this is the case, I'm all for a change in the law. But until this is proven, an arbitrary change could result in fewer rights, severe harm or even death - and this is simply not worth it.

Labour has increased its lead over the Conservatives to eight points during the autumn party conference season, according to a poll published today. ...

Articulate and confidently executed, Cameron's speech today proved that he is the Prime Minister, not Boris. There is certainly a place for Mr Johnson in the Conservative Party; however, the top job seems firmly in the hands of Cameron at present.

Who knew that Ed Miliband would have become a serious candidate for prime minister following his 'One Nation' speech when only the week before many assumed that he had no hope? Aside from Miliband's new allure, there are numerous questions which will be raised before 2015 that will go some way in deciding which party will next hold power.

Good relationships are crucial to children's lives and that very often the social worker is the critical adult in a vulnerable young person's life. Ensuring we have excellent, highly motivated people who are empowered to do better by children than they currently can is a priority.

The causes of unemployment are complex, but cutting funding to education during an economic downturn seems like the worst idea this government have had (and there are quite a few bad ideas to choose from).

A Conservative MP tasked with investigating the Libor rate-rigging scandal said she and her fellow politicians were "useless" in uncovering the truth ...

I met Zac Goldsmith through a friend. I found him so inspiring and genuine that I helped out on his political campaign. Zac was elected and is now MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston.

Millions of workers will be turned into "second class citizens" if the government adopts proposals in Adrian Beecroft's controversial report into empl...

Voting on gay marriage is not "an imposition on religion or churches" and should not be left to MPs' consciences, Nick Clegg said on Sunday. The De...

Clearly fast moving events elsewhere in Europe, particularly in Greece and Spain, are giving added impetus to the whole issue of Britain's relationship with the European Union. They are also driving the issue closer and closer to the decision makers in the main parties. In recent weeks, we have seen a growing number of establishment Labour figures accepting that a referendum may have to be held.

A power cut at a key polling station in north London has delayed electronic vote counting for the London Mayoral Elections by more than an hour. Th...