http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/default.stmGet the latest BBC Politics news: breaking news, comment and analysis plus political guides and in-depth special reports on UK and EU politics.en-gbThu, 12 Nov 2009 04:15:51 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/default.stmThe government is bidding to overturn a defeat in the House of Lords over new laws to make "homophobic hatred" a crime.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8356093.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8356093.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 04:11:46 GMTPoliticsThe government is accused of showing a "lack of concern" for people affected by its programme of mass post offices closures.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8355584.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8355584.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 02:05:45 GMTPoliticsAll new nurses will have to be educated to degree level from 2013, the government has announced.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/8355388.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8355388.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:11:40 GMTHealthVoters go to the polls in Glasgow North East to elect a new MP in the constituency.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8355282.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8355282.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:32:27 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestA look at the declared candidates so far fighting the Glasgow North east by-electionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8160662.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8160662.stmWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:41 GMTScotlandDavid Miliband says there should be "no doubt" he is committed to Labour's re-election after ruling himself out of a top EU job.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8355718.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8355718.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 19:03:13 GMTPoliticsAll the action, key points, analysis and reaction from Gordon Brown's weekly grilling in the House of Commons.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8354957.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354957.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 14:35:01 GMTPoliticsLord Mandelson accuses the Sun newspaper of portraying the UK government as the "enemy" of British troops in Afghanistan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8354131.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354131.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 14:27:05 GMTPoliticsModelling agencies would be banned from charging upfront fees, under government plans to be announced later. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8355928.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8355928.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 02:18:37 GMTPoliticsThe DNA of most innocent people arrested in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will not be kept for more than six years, the Home Office says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8354850.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354850.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 16:52:48 GMTPoliticsGordon Brown defends his record on childcare after Labour MPs criticised plans to phase out tax relief on vouchers for most parents.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8353866.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8353866.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 16:10:30 GMTPoliticsMark D'Arcy: John Major's idea to reduce ministershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/markdarcy/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcy/Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:25 GMTFront pageThe Tories can stop worrying about a March electionhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/nickrobinson/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:33:11 GMTPoliticsPower struggle hots up for Europe's top jobshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/gavinhewitt/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/gavinhewitt/Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:02:26 GMTEuropeCan Labour hold on in Glasgow North-East?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8354077.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8354077.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:46:53 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestThe immigration cover-up that wasn't... quitehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/opensecrets/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:06:17 GMTPoliticsBritons relive the fear, propaganda and espionagehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8335594.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8335594.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 01:04:12 GMTUKSecret Home Office drugs talk to crack the Nutt casehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:42:24 GMTTechnologyThe pre-Budget report, the last before a general election, will take place on Wednesday 9 December. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8354236.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354236.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:31:43 GMTPoliticsA former British MEP who admitted fiddling £39,000 worth of expenses is jailed for two years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8354663.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8354663.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:21:25 GMTEnglandUS-style televised briefings by the prime minister's spokesman could be introduced in the UK, No 10 says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8354821.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354821.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:49:24 GMTPoliticsOutgoing UKIP leader Nigel Farage backs Lord Pearson as the only "serious, credible" candidate to succeed him.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8355483.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8355483.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 17:16:33 GMTPoliticsThe UK jobless total rose to 2.46 million in the three months to September, but the increase was the smallest since May 2008.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8353933.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353933.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:35:24 GMTBusinessPolitical expediency "rules the roost" over scientific advice, one of the latest government drug advisers to resign tells the BBC.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8354005.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354005.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 09:14:25 GMTPoliticsThe two men charged with overhauling MPs' expenses have held a "friendly" meeting - following reports of a split over proposed reforms.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8353789.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8353789.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:10:53 GMTPoliticsThe number of incidents of loss or theft of personal data has risen to an "unacceptable" level in the past year, the privacy watchdog warns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8354655.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354655.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:23:53 GMTPoliticsThe EU will hold a summit on 19 November to appoint a new president and foreign policy chief, as required by the Lisbon Treaty.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/8354025.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8354025.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:57 GMTWorldMillions remember the sacrifices of World War I in a series of Armistice Day services and mark "the passing of a generation".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8353405.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8353405.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 23:08:05 GMTUKCandidates in the Glasgow North East by-election have been fighting for votes, in the last 48-hours before polling day.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8353041.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8353041.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:31:14 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestDavid Cameron sets out his ideas for tackling inequality and claims the Tories are "best-placed to fight poverty in our country".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8351744.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8351744.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 22:43:17 GMTPoliticsThree more drug advisers have quit after Home Secretary Alan Johnson's sacking of his chief drugs adviser. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8353685.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8353685.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:01:30 GMTPoliticsBereaved mother Jacqui Janes accepts Gordon Brown's apology for mistakes made in a letter about her son's death.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8353441.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8353441.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 23:06:24 GMTPoliticsThe minimum sentences for murder with a knife will increase from 15 to 25 years, Jack Straw says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8353085.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8353085.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:48:09 GMTPoliticsGordon Brown says Foreign Secretary David Miliband was never in the running to be the EU's first foreign minister.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8351635.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8351635.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 12:28:37 GMTPoliticsTrevor Phillips denies running the UK equalities watchdog as a "clique" but said criticism of his leadership style had been "painful". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8352955.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8352955.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:56:48 GMTPoliticsFormer Prime Minister Sir John Major calls for the number of government ministers to be reduced by up to a third.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8352894.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8352894.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:01:34 GMTPoliticsTown halls are being warned they risk missing the rise of the far-right if they just focus on Islamist extremists.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8351659.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8351659.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 02:03:33 GMTPoliticsHolyrood's justice committee votes in favour of keeping short prison sentences, instead of giving offenders community service.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8355643.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8355643.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:30:01 GMTScotlandhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/briantaylor/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/briantaylor/Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:16:27 GMTseparatorPeter Robinson signals that retaining the PSNI full-time reserve is not a pre-condition for the devolution of policing and justice.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8355496.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8355496.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 23:22:42 GMTNorthern IrelandDummy puff/betsan bloghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:52:05 GMTPoliticsNearly half the latest rise in UK unemployment took place in Wales, says the Office for National Statistics. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/wales_politics/8354653.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/wales_politics/8354653.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:34 GMTWales politicsDummy puff/betsan bloghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:40:08 GMTPoliticsHere is the full reshuffled cabinet announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8086131.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8086131.stmFri, 05 Jun 2009 17:05:40 GMTPoliticsHere is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7661120.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7661120.stmWed, 09 Sep 2009 15:18:41 GMTPoliticsHere is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7657133.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7657133.stmThu, 08 Jan 2009 18:29:43 GMTPoliticshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/default.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/default.stmWed, 11 May 2005 10:56:32 GMTPoliticsLinks to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8044401.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8044401.stmWed, 13 May 2009 16:40:50 GMTPoliticshttp://twitter.com/BBCLauraKhttp://twitter.com/BBCLauraKWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:35:42 GMTseparatorhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/europe/2003/inside_europe/default.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/europe/2003/inside_europe/default.stmMon, 22 Nov 2004 14:56:27 GMTSpecial ReportsWhat is Parliament for and how does it work?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/6999499.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6999499.stmThu, 11 Oct 2007 10:03:56 GMTPoliticshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2009/party_conferences_2009/default.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2009/party_conferences_2009/default.stmThu, 16 Oct 2008 16:36:49 GMTseparatorFull coverage of The Blair Yearshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2007/blair_years/default.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk_politics/2007/blair_years/default.stmFri, 11 May 2007 10:51:26 GMTPolitics