Tories 'a real threat to government'
Iain Duncan Smith says his party's local election success is a springboard to restoring the Conservatives as a real threat to government.

Second term for McConnell
Labour party leader Jack McConnell is re-elected as the first minister of Scotland.

Vote reform deal angers councils
A deal on proportional representation angers the body representing Scotland's local authorities.

Oath protest as MSPs start work
Socialists use a hand and a Burns song to protest as Scotland's 129 MSPs are sworn in at the parliament.

MSPs approve coalition deal
Labour and Liberal Democrat MSPs give their backing to a coalition deal to run Scotland for the next four years.

Labour's assembly cabinet named
There are two new faces in Rhodri Morgan's Labour cabinet as the assembly government is finalised.

Plaid searches for new leader
A surprise candidate emerges to succeed Ieuan Wyn Jones as leader of Plaid Cymru after his sudden resignation.

Morgan pledges to govern alone
Wales' coalition is dismantled as the make-up of the new assembly takes shape in its first debate.

Inquiry into low turnout
Election experts are to examine why voting numbers continued to fall at the assembly election

Tories hail local gains
Labour loses control of Birmingham for the first time since 1983 as the Tories enjoy a night of gains.

Tory defiant after 'axe IDS' call
Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith dismisses the resignation of one of his frontbench team as "irrelevant".

BNP is Burnley's second party
The British National Party wins seven new seats to become the official opposition in Burnley.

Did Muslim vote cost Labour?
Opposition to war with Iraq played a role in Labour losing control of a key local council and seats in others, Muslim leaders claim.