WATCH: Memories of Lord McAlpine
The Telegraph remembers the life of one of the key figures of the Thatcher revolution.
WATCH: “We need a reckoning with our banks,” says Miliband
And – friends – he outlines what that reckoning will look like: a threshold on the market share that any one bank can enjoy.
WATCH: Grassroots, modernisers, “swivel-eyed loons” – what’s the state of play in the Conservative Party?
ConservativeHome’s Mark Wallace, Charlotte Leslie MP and BrightBlue’s Ryan Shorthouse discuss the current Tory mood.
LISTEN: Former US Defence Secretary says British defence cuts mean we cannot be a full partner to America
Robert Gates expresses his concern about the impact on our international capabilities.
WATCH: Cameron and Miliband clash over bankers’ pay in PMQs
“If there any any proposals to increase the overall pay at RBS … we will veto it,” says the Prime Minister.
WATCH: Osborne – “Europe is falling behind”
Getting the economics right isn’t sufficient to “persuade people of the merits of the EU”, says the Chancellor – but it is necessary.
WATCH: Were MPs better in the good old days?
Is the decline in voter satisfaction caused by a lower standard of politician?
WATCH: Fallon – “Fracking could make a huge difference to the economy.”
“It would be irresponsible not to encourage exploration.”
WATCH: Grayling – “We need a red card system for European law”
But the Justice Secretary says it isn’t realistic for one Parliamentary to veto laws for the whole EU
WATCH: The death of Ariel Sharon is announced
The former Israeli Prime Minister died today. This post also contains David Cameron’s tribute to him.
WATCH: It’s Lord Finkelstein! Here’s his speech on the EU referendum bill
“It would be almost a breach of the Salisbury Convention for us to veto the principle of an in-out referendum advanced by the LibDems at the last election.”
WATCH: Francis Maude says it is “simply incorrect” that he and IDS have fallen out over Universal Credit
“I’m a very strong supporter of what he is doing”, he tells Andrew Neil.
WATCH: Metropolitan Police Commissioner announces plans for armed police to wear video cameras
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe intends to make armed response units more transparent.
WATCH: Will Chuka Umunna be bigger than Ed Balls?
Andrew Neil cites an article by Umanna’s former researcher – and asks if he also rewrote the Shadow Business Secretary’s Wikpedia entry.
WATCH: What will happen to the Lib Dems at the next election?
Will they be annihilated? Or will they benefit from incumbency? The BBC investigates.