The Liberal Democrats hit back at David Cameron today after he poured scorn on their opposition to the £25bn plan to renew Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system.

Between chats with fellow train passengers, the Labour leader tells Andrew Grice why his party has ditched 'command and control' politics for old-style doorstep campaigning

Labour will unveil key economic policies in the next weeks and months as it speeds up its drive to regain credibility on the issue while the debate between Ed Miliband and Ed Balls intensifies

The number of search-and-rescue helicopters is expected to be cut from 40 to 22 after the service is  privatised, it emerged today.

Ed Miliband tells Andrew Grice he regrets that David is New York-bound, and does not rule out a comeback

Our Political Editor draws a parallel between what the former Foreign Secretary has done and what Tony Blair did when Gordon Brown succeeded him as Prime Minister

Tony Blair leads New Labour calls for beaten brother to return to politics one day

Ed Miliband said today that British politics will be a “poorer place” after his brother David confirmed that he is standing down immediately as an MP to head a New York-based charity.

Bosses who sell their companies to their workforce will be rewarded with tax relief under a £50m government plan to be announced by Nick Clegg today.

Decision to move to New York to work for charity will mean by-election in South Shields constituency and disappointment for Blairites who hoped return would boost Labour's election chances