SNP sets out plan for referendum
The SNP publishes its white paper on Scotland's future, which could pave the way for an independence referendum.

Bank pay details 'may be widened'
Banks may be forced to publish more information about high-earning staff, Alistair Darling has told MPs.

Media 'bullied MPs' on expenses
Former Commons Speaker Lord Martin says MPs were "bullied" into referring their expense claims for investigation.

Lib Dem rethink on 'mansion tax'
The Liberal Democrats have doubled the threshold at which they say homeowners should pay an annual "mansion tax" to £2m.

UK bolsters forces in Afghanistan
Gordon Brown confirms he will send 500 more troops to Afghanistan - taking the total UK deployment to more than 10,000.

UK yacht crew detained by Iran
Five Britons have been detained by the Iranian navy while sailing a yacht from Bahrain to Dubai for a race, the Foreign Office (FCO) says.

MPs must reach out, says Bercow
Commons select committees must be used to reach out to disenchanted voters, Speaker John Bercow says.

Councils 'blind to white needs'
Local councils and government agencies have been "blind" to the needs of white working class people, a cabinet minister has said.

Baroness Warsi pelted with eggs
Eggs are thrown at the Shadow Minister for Community Cohesion and Social Action, Baroness Warsi, as she visits Luton.

Final report
Commonwealth stand on climate change ups profile

Not so special
The changing fortunes of the US-UK relationship

Cameron apology over school claim
David Cameron apologises to MPs for getting facts wrong over schools with alleged links to Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Political jargon condemned by MPs
Government jargon should be taken more seriously, say MPs, particularly if it means people are missing out on benefits.

Crackdown on council house cheats
A crackdown is launched against thousands of people who fraudulently acquire or sublet their council and housing association homes.

Goldsmith denies non-dom tax gain
Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith says he has gained "very few benefits" from having non-domiciled tax status.

Prescott sheds tears for ancestor
John Prescott is moved to tears when he discovers one of his ancestors fathered children by his own daughter.

Migrant children 'held too long'
MPs attack the practice of holding children in immigration detention centres, saying many are kept in them for too long.

Find Bin Laden, PM urges Pakistan
Gordon Brown tells the BBC that Pakistan must do more to "break" al-Qaeda and find Osama Bin Laden.

BNP leader at climate conference
Nick Griffin, who has said global warming is "essentially a hoax", will be at the Copenhagen climate conference.

Commonwealth backs climate fund
Commonwealth leaders pledge backing for a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations cope with climate change.

Drop independence plan, SNP urged
Labour urges Alex Salmond to shelve his plans for a Scottish referendum and concentrate on fighting the recession.

Afghans must meet targets - Brown
Afghanistan's president will be set targets for training Afghan forces and tackling corruption, Gordon Brown says.

UKIP offered Tories election deal
UKIP says it offered not to fight a general election if the Tories promised to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Des Browne to leave the Commons
Former defence secretary Des Browne announces he is to step down as MP at the next general election.

UN chief urges deal at Copenhagen
UN head Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to "seal a deal" on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month.

College of social work proposed
A national college of social work could be set up in England and Wales to give the profession a voice, the children's secretary says.

Iraq war 'legitimacy' questioned
The Iraq war was not illegal but was of "questionable legitimacy", a former senior UK diplomat tells the Chilcot inquiry.

Tories 'to squeeze public sector'
The Conservatives announce plans to save billions every year by doing 'more with less' in the public sector.

Minister's ex-cleaner is charged
A former cleaner for Attorney General Baroness Scotland is charged over immigration offences.

Recession 'worse than estimated'
Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to say that the economy performed worse in 2009 than he predicted.

France gets key EU Commission job
France gets the key internal market post in the new European Commission, whose composition has just been announced.

Hacker to appeal over extradition
Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.

Cameron defends 'extremism' claim
David Cameron defends his claim that government money is being used to fund schools run by an organisation with links to extremists.

Home reports 'benefited market'
Chartered surveyors believe home reports have not hindered the Scottish housing market, a study suggests.

Number of education boards halved
Education and Library Boards remain in place but their numbers are to be halved by the education minister .

New Labour leader to be unveiled
The result of the Welsh Labour leadership contest between Carwyn Jones, Edwina Hart and Huw Lewis is to be announced.

The Cabinet: Who's Who
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Gordon Brown's Cabinet.

Shadow Cabinet: Who's Who
Here is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.

In full: Lib Dem front bench
Here is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team.

Political websites
Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.