by Amber Elliott / 11 Jun 2012
The trade union is putting forward a resolution at Labour Party conference to 'outlaw' the New Labour think tank from the party. But is it any more than mud-slinging politics?
by Amber Elliott / 07 Jun 2012
Did David Cameron's decision to refer Baroness Warsi to the standards commissioner have anything to do with race? Or should we be more worried about the reaction to her investigation?
by Amber Elliott / 31 May 2012
Amber Elliott talks to the shadow energy and climate change secretary about her happiest time in politics and why she doesn’t regard Ed Davey as a big hitter
by Amber Elliott / 28 May 2012
The health secretary's multi-million pound plan to replace NHS Direct has been criticised by the British Medical Association, but he's unlikely to be surprised by their opposition
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by Amber Elliott / 22 May 2012
It seems the Conservatives' coalition partners are not convinced by Adrian Beecroft's work on removing employment protection
by Amber Elliott / 21 May 2012
A new book suggests that David Cameron and his team started planning for a full coalition after the first TV debate on 15 April 2010
by Amber Elliott / 16 May 2012
The 2010 intake do well out of the backbench committee results - as Conservative MPs class the 1922 election as a popularity contest
by Amber Elliott / 15 May 2012
Jon Cruddas is to lead the policy review, despite a previously critical stance. And Lord Adonis makes a tentative return to the frontline
by Amber Elliott / 15 May 2012
Lynne Featherstone told the Commons that the Riot (Damages) Act is 'old' and should reflect the modern world
by Amber Elliott / 14 May 2012
Westminster is a'buzz with rumours of a mini-reshuffle on the Labour frontbench tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday. But who's in and who's out?
by Amber Elliott / 11 Jun 2012
Labour figures and former Met police commissioners are lining up to bash the home secretary's preferred candidate for Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary. But do their criticisms actually mark a real danger for the Home Office?
by Amber Elliott / 06 Jun 2012
Two Tory MPs have expressed an interest in being the next party leader to me in private. But do their ponderings offer more than words? And would a leadership contest really happen before the next election?
by Amber Elliott / 30 May 2012
The health secretary tells Amber Elliott about his struggle with the health reforms, looking at social care budgets, and why he’s not worried about the future
by Amber Elliott / 23 May 2012
There were no Lib Dems on the frontbench this afternoon. It's just as well because Flashman came out to play and he was firing all barrels. Just like Beecroft
by Amber Elliott / 21 May 2012
The Labour leader admitted that the last Labour government was too slow on social mobility. And he believes this government is too snobby. So what's he going to do differently to help people improve their lot?
by Amber Elliott / 17 May 2012
The chief secretary to the Treasury had some tough words for the SNP and some lighter words about Leveson
by Amber Elliott / 16 May 2012
David Cameron and Ed Miliband grappled for the upperhand on the eurozone crisis today. But they both had different motives. The PM needs to appease some in his party while sounding broadly supportive on a European platform, while the Labour leader is working to restore his party's economic credibility
by Amber Elliott / 15 May 2012
The cost of gas and electricity on the Commons estate exceeded £5.8m since 2010
by Amber Elliott / 15 May 2012
The Home Office will reveal its plans for the Equalities and Human Rights Commission today. It is expected to be a smaller body that will concentrate on its core functions. And there will be a new chair in place this year
by Amber Elliott / 09 May 2012
The government's legislative programme will focus on economic growth and constitutional reform, according to this morning's Queen's Speech. But it was interesting to note what wasn't included in the pageantry
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"The prime minister has said he does not believe that statutory legislation is necessary to achieve the principles outlined by Leveson."
"The prime minister has said he does not believe that statutory legislation is necessary to achieve the principles outlined
"We have a growing relationship with the EU as an institution, which has an increasing voice in the world,
"Just one day after their botched relaunch, even people at the very heart of Cameron's government are losing faith
"The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since
"Our mission is clear: to get Britain living within its means and earning its way in the world once
"Since then, Britain, the colonial power, has refused to return the territories to the Argentine Republic, thus preventing it
"The central premise of my campaign for president was to change the tax code that was too skewed towards
"We have paid a very heavy price but I think the reason for coming here in the first place,
"Public servants should not be rewarded for failure. But that was exactly what happened when the BBC Trust paid
