We need state funding of political parties

Lloyds' figures on Thursday showed the bank is fast returning to health and triggered a wave of speculation about when the Government might begin to sell its 39 per cent stake.

If anyone wondered on how the Coalition Government would respond to the surge of Ukip they need only observe the actions of Home Office officials at a number of London stations. Many witnesses have reported that only black or Asian people have been randomly stopped, humiliated and degraded in a search for illegal immigrants.

The former deputy chief of staff at the White House was once described as the 'most powerful person in Washington you’ve never heard of'

Inside Westminster: Mr Mudie is a maverick, but he shouldn’t be dismissed by Team Miliband

Communities Secretary had to backtrack after approving moves by a council to build homes on a 2.7 hectare patch of land

For black British citizens who were born and raised in this land, to be stopped indiscriminately when going about their daily business is the ultimate humiliation

But Chancellor insists he will not be rushed into returning bank to full public ownership

New peers could cost the taxpayer about £1.2m, plus travel and other expenses, leaving PM with awkward questions over promise to cut cost of politics

Theresa May and William Hague pushed into third and fourth slots

Thirty new members of the House of Lords have been announced by Downing Street, 24 of whom will sit for the Coalition parties.

The annual release of secret papers from the National Archive reveals Mrs Thatcher’s scornful response to a plan to put the precocious young Tory in the Treasury

Inside Westminster: The Deputy PM sees the Home Office campaign as a sign Tories have vacated the ‘decent centre ground’ of politics

Ex-treasurer attacks PM after victory in 'cash-for-access' case