http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/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-gbMon, 07 Dec 2009 01:26:33 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/default.stmGordon Brown is to begin setting out how Labour plans to slash public spending, ahead of Wednesday's pre-Budget report.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8398116.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8398116.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 01:18:47 GMTUK PoliticsThe Treasury is considering a windfall tax on British-based banks, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8398189.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8398189.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 20:56:55 GMTUK PoliticsThe government is to scale back a new multi-billion pound NHS IT system in what the Conservatives are calling a "massive U-turn".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8397854.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8397854.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 18:06:27 GMTUK PoliticsGordon Brown was "petty" and "spiteful" to make an issue of the Eton background of senior Tories figures, David Cameron says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8397650.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8397650.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 11:20:24 GMTUK PoliticsClimate Change Secretary Ed Miliband clashes with former chancellor and climate change sceptic Lord Lawson.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8398103.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8398103.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 17:24:17 GMTUKThe British Chambers of Commerce say no sector should be immune from spending cuts in the pre-Budget report. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8397517.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8397517.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 11:02:04 GMTBusinessChancellor Alistair Darling says he will not be "held to ransom" over bank bonuses but plays down talk of a windfall tax.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8397743.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8397743.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 11:35:35 GMTUK PoliticsSix doctors are taking legal action to demand a formal inquest into the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8397625.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8397625.stmSat, 05 Dec 2009 23:05:49 GMTUKGraduates should pay a higher interest rate on student loans to pay for a civic service scheme, a think tank says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8397152.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8397152.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 02:30:50 GMTUKCommons Speaker John Bercow says he is not the author of a guide to chatting up women, published in the 1980s.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8398077.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8398077.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 15:45:00 GMTUK PoliticsCameron sees scale of challenge in Afghanistanhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/nickrobinson/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:57:32 GMTUK PoliticsCan the pre-Budget Report inject new life into Labour?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8394261.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8394261.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 12:03:23 GMTUK PoliticsTreasury preparing windfall tax on British-based bankshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:17:45 GMTseparatorDangerous dogs were banned in '91. What happened?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8391175.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8391175.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 11:53:54 GMTUK PoliticsThe debate about electoral reform is hotting uphttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/markdarcyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcyWed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:25 GMTFront pageIs the US caught in another Vietnam quagmire?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8395933.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8395933.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 18:10:24 GMTUK PoliticsEx-minister Hazel Blears says the Commons' fees office forced the decision to change her primary residence to London.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8393000/8393238.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8393000/8393238.stmSat, 05 Dec 2009 02:24:12 GMTFront pageGordon Brown says scientific case for action against climate change is 'clear,' ahead of Copenhagen summit.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8395691.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8395691.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 15:38:53 GMTUK PoliticsConservative leader David Cameron says the number of UK troops in Afghanistan is "unlikely" to be cut next year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8396684.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8396684.stmSat, 05 Dec 2009 09:17:22 GMTUK PoliticsThe Treasury refused to release extra funds for the reconstruction of Basra, the Iraq war inquiry is told.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8396378.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8396378.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 19:12:49 GMTUK PoliticsThe UK's leading cancer specialist calls for sufferers facing spiralling winter fuel bills to be given urgent help.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8396687.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8396687.stmSat, 05 Dec 2009 07:54:18 GMTHealthSteelmaker Corus says it will curtail production at its Teesside Cast Products factory, putting 1,700 people out of work.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8394871.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8394871.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 22:24:32 GMTBusinessCaroline Dinenage wins the open primary contest to replace Sir Peter Viggers as the Coservative candidate in Gosport.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8394458.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8394458.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 18:06:23 GMTUK PoliticsCouncils in England are being urged to set aside homes for people with a connection to their local area in new government guidelines.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8395870.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8395870.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 18:26:05 GMTUKThe Treasury was "justified" in using taxpayers' money, totalling £850bn, to bail out banks, an official report says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8394393.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8394393.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 10:37:31 GMTBusinessStormont faces a "crisis" if Sinn Fein and the DUP do not resolve differences before Christmas, warns Martin McGuinness. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8394426.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8394426.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 09:20:01 GMTNorthern IrelandA colleague of the UK professor at the centre of the climate e-mails row says "sceptics" have embarked on a "tabloid-style character assassination".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8396035.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8396035.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 16:25:55 GMTScience & EnvironmentA senior British military figure describes the moment the US "drew back the curtain" on its plans for possible military action in Iraq.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8394683.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8394683.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 13:44:48 GMTUK PoliticsHillary Clinton is confident Nato allies will pledge more troops for Afghanistan, as she arrives in Belgium for talks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/8394541.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8394541.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 07:43:32 GMTEuropeA Taliban detainee in Pakistan says Osama Bin Laden was seen in Afghanistan in January or February this year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8394470.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8394470.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 20:45:39 GMTSouth AsiaPlans to scrap tax breaks for childcare have been scaled back after a revolt by Labour MPs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8393986.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8393986.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 18:00:18 GMTUK PoliticsMPs will get a taste of nightclubbing when they take part in a fact-finding mission on the cocaine trade.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8393861.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8393861.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 17:51:38 GMTUK PoliticsUK development experts were told "not do anything" in the aftermath of the Iraq war, says ex defence chief Lord Boyce.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8393358.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8393358.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 16:16:18 GMTUK PoliticsDeclining public support may harm the UK's military mission in Afghanistan, the head of the armed forces warns.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8394269.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8394269.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 20:44:15 GMTUKLord Mandelson says he would have liked to have become the EU's first "foreign secretary", but is committed to the government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8392319.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8392319.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 08:42:30 GMTUK PoliticsA government minister calls on bankers "to come back into the real world" after RBS directors threaten to resign over bonuses.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8392791.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8392791.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 19:00:57 GMTBusinessThe US refused to believe warnings that the UK would not back an invasion of Iraq without UN efforts first, an inquiry hears.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8392344.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8392344.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 14:19:16 GMTUK PoliticsPakistan's prime minister tells UK counterpart Gordon Brown he does not think Osama Bin Laden is in his country.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8392211.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8392211.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 14:35:33 GMTUK PoliticsA Labour MP is to introduce a parliamentary bill offering greater protection for tenants whose landlords' properties are repossessed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8393653.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8393653.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 16:50:48 GMTUK PoliticsThe first and deputy first minister invite MLAs to nominate their choice for justice minister by next weekhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/northern_ireland_politics/8392048.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/northern_ireland_politics/8392048.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 12:24:38 GMTN Ireland PoliticsThe government asks a legal expert to examine the case for lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8392716.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8392716.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 13:09:47 GMTUKGordon Brown apologises for delays in sending condolence letters to people who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8392651.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8392651.stmThu, 03 Dec 2009 18:52:59 GMTUKAlmost two-thirds of Scots think climate change is an urgent problem, according to a poll commissioned by BBC Scotland.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8397853.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8397853.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 00:05:17 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 GMTseparatorBBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136663.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136663.stmWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:31 GMTGuidesFirst Minister Peter Robinson says the devolution of policing and justice powers is not about equality.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8397834.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8397834.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 11:12:19 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 GMTUK PoliticsA tour of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8107000/8107911.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8107000/8107911.stmWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:08:32 GMTGuidesNew Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones says the assembly government would try to "protect Wales" from a Tory government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/8396575.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8396575.stmSat, 05 Dec 2009 19:03:07 GMTSouth East WalesDummy 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 GMTUK PoliticsA guide to the National Assembly for Wales.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8052000/8052008.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8052000/8052008.stmSat, 31 Oct 2009 13:03:55 GMTGuidesHere is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Gordon Brown's Cabinet.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7642459.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7642459.stmMon, 30 Nov 2009 16:47:05 GMTUK PoliticsHere is a minister-by-minister guide to the members of Tory leader David Cameron's Cabinet.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7661120.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7661120.stmWed, 09 Sep 2009 15:18:41 GMTUK PoliticsHere is a spokesman-by-spokesman guide to the members of Nick Clegg's front bench team.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7657133.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7657133.stmThu, 08 Jan 2009 18:29:43 GMTUK Politicshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8208000/8208327.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8208000/8208327.stmWed, 11 May 2005 10:56:32 GMTUK PoliticsAn introduction to the working of the House of Commons.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8144000/8144100.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8144000/8144100.stmSun, 01 Nov 2009 11:58:39 GMTGuidesWhat does the House of Lords do? Who sits there? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8101000/8101373.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8101000/8101373.stmWed, 28 Oct 2009 16:55:57 GMTGuideshttp://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 ReportsLinks to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8044401.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8044401.stmWed, 13 May 2009 16:40:50 GMTUK Politicshttp://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 GMTUK Politics