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PM resurrects right-to-buy

Social tenants will be able to benefit from a £75,000 discount when they buy their properties under the government's revived right-to-buy scheme.

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Boris sees red in clash with 'f***ing liar' Ken

Boris Johnson has repeatedly accused Ken Livingstone of being a "f***ing liar" in a post-hustings clash in a lift.

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Cameron defends surveillance plans

David Cameron has denied that Government proposals to monitor calls, emails, texts and website visits would be a "snoopers' charter".

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'Big society' gets £600m cash injection

David Cameron pressed ahead with his 'big society' agenda today with a £600 million fund for charities and community groups, despite claims it was failing to resonate with the public.

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Tanker driver talks bid to avert fuel strike

Negotiations are taking place today between the Unite union and fuel haulage firms in an attempt to avoid further panic-buying at the pumps.

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Clegg hopes to break party funding impasse

Redistributing public money already spent on helping political parties could prove the key to ending Westminster's deadlock over party funding, Nick Clegg hopes.

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The civil liberties backlash: Govt blinks first on snooping and secret courts

Nick Clegg acted to counter criticism that he was weak on civil liberties last night, with dramatic interventions on the internet snooping proposals and plans for secret courts.

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PM hails Big Society fund launch

David Cameron has said a new £600 million Big Society fund would be used to help tackle the country's "deepest social problems".

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Plans will 'plug gap' in defences

David Cameron insisted there were "significant gaps" in UK security as he defended Government plans to allow all calls, emails, texts and website visits to be monitored.

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Miliband mocks coalition's 'in it together' rhetoric

Labour has set its tone for May's local election campaign with Ed Miliband calling for a return to a society which values "solidarity".

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PM defends secret hearing proposals

Secret court hearings and increased monitoring of emails and internet use are needed to help plug "significant gaps" in the UK's national security, David Cameron has said.

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British PM condemns 'sickening' Somali attack

British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned Wednesday's suicide attack in Mogadishu, calling it "sickening" and insisting violent extremists had no part to play in Somalia's future.

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Cameron on defensive for local elections

David Cameron will insist the Conservatives are focused on "the horizon, not the headlines" in his speech kicking off the Tories' local government elections campaign later.

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Cameron popularity hits new low

David Cameron's popularity has hit a new low after a series of gaffes and scandals damaged his standing with the public.

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Abortion inspectors bite back at Lansley

Spot checks on abortion clinics ordered by health secretary Andrew Lansley are at the centre of a growing political row.

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Cameron rating hits lows after bruising fortnight

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's approval rating has tumbled to its lowest level since he was elected two years ago, according to a poll on Thursday, after two weeks in which policy...

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PM dismisses 'Bad Friday' claims

David Cameron has dismissed claims families with children will lose £511 a year on average from Friday under tax and benefit changes - insisting the Tories are the party of "the strivers, the grafters,...

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Britons' trust in leaders' economic policy hits low

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons' trust in their leaders' ability to steer the country through current economic troubles has fallen to its lowest point since the government announced its spending review in...

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Trust in Cameron down, survey says

Public trust in David Cameron and George Osborne's handling of the economy has slumped to a new low in the wake of a series of controversies over measures in last month's Budget.

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Greeks mourn suicide pensioner, vowing to fight on

ATHENS (Reuters) - In a sombre atmosphere in an Athens graveyard, hundreds of Greeks said farewell on Saturday to Dimitris Christoulas, a pensioner who became a symbol of the pain inflicted by...

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