UKIP’s success in last week’s local elections is having an impact already. Nadine Dorries, who had the Tory whip taken away because of her appearance on I’m a Celebrity, has got it back, thereby heading off the risk that she might defect to Ukip.

Baroness Ashton is to be paid £400,000 to do nothing once she leaves her European Union job next year.

Coming in third - after UKIP - seen as evidence that PM's rebranding campaign has gone too far

For most of the twentieth century, it was the centre-left that was split. After this week, the chances of Labour and the Lib Dems working together have risen sharply

David Cameron came head-to-head with his chief law officer today by defiantly ruling out giving prisoners the vote during this Government.

The Mayor of London has come to the rescue of his old comrade from Eton. Apparently, his difficulties on prime time US television were part of a masterplan

A guard of honour was formed at the funeral today of a police officer who was shot dead as he tried to stop a gunman.

The Tory MP Claire Perry has been the driving force behind a campaign against online pornography. "As a mother with three children I know how difficult it is to keep children from seeing inappropriate material on the internet," she once told the Commons.

The Prime Minister needs to sharpen up. Not believing in anything is becoming a dangerous flaw