The Conservative Party's ruling body has rejected calls for an investigation into allegations one of David Cameron's closest allies called activists "mad, swivelled-eyed loons".
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has reignited his feud with Danny Alexander over the decision to save an RAF base next to the Treasury Chief Secretary's constituency.
Thousands of Scots could miss out on pension rights if their spouse dies unless MPs vote through same-sex marriage proposals this week, campaigners have warned.
Labour sources say the party would be ready for a snap Westminster by- election in Falkirk despite suspending its troubled candidate selection process last week.
David Cameron has written to the leaders of Britain's offshore tax havens stressing the need to "get our own houses in order" as he pushes for international action to tackle-avoidance schemes.
UKIP have suffered another blow after it emerged that their by-election candidate in Aberdeen is linked to a group that has denounced Islam as a "brutal theocracy".
20 May 2013
19 May 2013
