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-gbMon, 16 Nov 2009 06:22:53 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.stmCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusenoGet the latest BBC Politics news: breaking news, comment and analysis plus political guides and in-depth special reports on UK and EU politics.Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the government should cancel its legislative programme and focus on cleaning up British politics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361715.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361715.stmMon, 16 Nov 2009 04:36:04 GMTPoliticsGordon Brown will vigorously defend Britain's military policy in Afghanistan by warning al-Qaeda is the UK's biggest threat.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361634.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361634.stmMon, 16 Nov 2009 00:15:52 GMTPoliticsThe government rejects claims that more inmates are given licence to stay out of jail overnight to ease overcrowding.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8361733.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8361733.stmMon, 16 Nov 2009 05:34:14 GMTUKThe Ministry of Defence apologises for making a mistake in the inscription on a posthumous medal for a soldier killed in Iraq. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8361693.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8361693.stmMon, 16 Nov 2009 01:51:08 GMTUKThe head of the Press Complaints Commission praises the expenses coverage, saying it showed the vital need for press freedom.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361675.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361675.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 23:07:30 GMTPoliticsThe Conservatives dismiss claims of a "contract" with media mogul Rupert Murdoch as "absolute nonsense".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361231.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361231.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:25:58 GMTPoliticsBankers who take "reckless" and "excessive" risks could be stripped of future bonuses, the government says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361372.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361372.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 15:23:40 GMTPoliticsChildren's Secretary Ed Balls says ministers will "listen" to concerns over plans to scrap tax relief on childcare vouchers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361254.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361254.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 13:06:25 GMTPoliticsThe salaries of top public sector bosses must be reined in, according to Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361236.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361236.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 13:59:55 GMTPoliticsBNP leader Nick Griffin says he is going to stand for the Westminster seat of Barking, east London, in the next general election.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361466.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361466.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 16:52:08 GMTPoliticsHere's Jon's pick of today's political broadcasting. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/8361305.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/8361305.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 15:15:51 GMTPolitics ShowBNP meets as Nick Griffin attempts to become an MPhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361387.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361387.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 14:59:57 GMTPoliticsIs Britain set to join the high-speed rail revolution?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/8361131.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/8361131.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 13:59:15 GMTPolitics ShowInvestigating the people who really choose our MPshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8357234.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8357234.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:44:48 GMTPoliticsWhat by-election result tells us about general electionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8358147.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8358147.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 05:33:55 GMTPoliticsHow Brown's handwriting has changed over time http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/opensecrets/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/opensecrets/Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:11:13 GMTPoliticsThere's a war on: Taking sides in the defence debate http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/nickrobinson/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:17:53 GMTPoliticsBarack Obama and other leaders should to go to environment talks in Copenhagen, cabinet mister Ed Miliband says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361187.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361187.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 11:48:36 GMTPoliticsGordon Brown plans to apologise for the government's role in sending thousands of British children to former colonies. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8361025.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8361025.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 13:35:11 GMTUKCommons Speaker John Bercow defends the reform of expenses, saying MPs have to accept an element of "rough justice".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8361043.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8361043.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 09:51:12 GMTPoliticsDavid Cameron describes himself as a Christian who believes in God and goes to church, although "not as regularly as I should". http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8360863.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8360863.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 00:02:19 GMTPoliticsThe Ministry of Defence says it is investigating new allegations of abuse by UK troops during the years they spent in Iraq.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8360040.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8360040.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 10:16:18 GMTUKBNP leaders vote "overwhelmingly" to ballot over changing its constitution to allow non-white members to join.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8360185.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8360185.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:08:40 GMTUKFormer cabinet minister Stephen Byers has announced he will quit Parliament at the next general election.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8360286.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8360286.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 12:47:04 GMTUKThe growing number of private security firms policing UK streets is a worrying development, senior police figures say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8359948.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8359948.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 03:15:34 GMTUKGordon Brown says he is hopeful he will be able to persuade allies to send more military personnel to Afghanistan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8358134.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8358134.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:47:47 GMTPoliticsLabour hail their win in the Glasgow North East by-election as an endorsement of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's policies.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8358429.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8358429.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:35:11 GMTGlasgow, Lanarkshire and WestShadow security minister Baroness Neville-Jones criticises The Sun for "very personal" attack on Gordon Brown.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8358342.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8358342.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 10:26:14 GMTPoliticsLondon's Olympics and Paralympics are likely to present Britain's "greatest security challenge" since World War II, a Home Office minister says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8358620.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8358620.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:58:52 GMTLondonCommons Speaker John Bercow says he is "relaxed" about his wife standing for office as a Labour councillor.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8359664.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8359664.stmSat, 14 Nov 2009 02:34:52 GMTPoliticsThe Ministry of Defence spends £5.6m a month on rented accommodation for members of the armed forces, it has been revealed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8359319.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8359319.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:57:44 GMTUKFormer Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be called to give evidence to the Iraq War inquiry early in the new year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8357963.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8357963.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 01:47:52 GMTPoliticsLocal authorities in England's most deprived areas are given £40m to tackle long-term unemployment.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8358339.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8358339.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 15:18:09 GMTUKA row breaks out over MPs and peers hitting "reply all" to a round robin e-mail about cyber security.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8357921.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8357921.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 19:48:23 GMTPoliticsArtefacts in British museums found to have been looted by the Nazis can now be returned to their original owners thanks to new legislation.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8358902.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8358902.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 14:06:54 GMTArts & CultureUK government plans to make carbon emission cuts of 80% by 2050 are impossible to achieve, according to an analysis.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8358077.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8358077.stmFri, 13 Nov 2009 01:17:36 GMTScience & EnvironmentMinisters admit defeat over efforts to remove a "free speech" defence from new laws against inciting homophobic hatred.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 15:51:33 GMTPoliticsScottish Parliament bosses propose a slight overall budget in the coming year, as part of a drive to be more efficient.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8361264.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8361264.stmMon, 16 Nov 2009 00:20:06 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 GMTseparatorThe secretary of state is optimistic the executive will resolve its differences over the shake-up of local government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8361226.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8361226.stmSun, 15 Nov 2009 12:19:08 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 GMTPoliticsA report on the assembly's draft budget for next year says not enough is being done to pull Wales out of recession.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8357988.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8357988.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 22:00:49 GMTWalesDummy 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 GMTPoliticsnonadult