The Conservatives unveil another manifesto chapter. This morning David Cameron and Michael Gove outlines their plans to revolutionise teaching with the publication of education chapter of their draft manifesto. Speaking at a school in South London, Mr Cameron said: “We will end the current system where people with third-class degrees can get taxpayers’ money [...]

David Cameron has accused the government of “undermining the personal and social responsibility that makes a strong society tick” and has vowed to revive a ’sense of community’ in a bid to mend ‘broken Britain’.
Writing in the Mail on Sunday, the Conservative leader unveiled the latest phase of his campaign aimed at tackling the ‘dark [...]

Labour to offer a “radical” manifesto. Following today’s three-hour long political Cabinet meeting it is being reported that Gordon Brown intends to present “most radical election manifesto for years.” Joe Murphy, Political Editor, at the Evening Standard’s reports that “The Prime Minister and senior ministers agreed on a strategy of using eye-catching pledges to [...]

In a philosophical and old-fashioned speech this morning, David Cameron said that a future Conservative government would intervene to end the “poverty of parenting” in society.
Defended the right of politicians to discuss moral and personal issues, Mr Cameron admitted he could come in for criticism for addressing personal issues.
“People will say, this is really not [...]

Appearing on the Andrew Marr Show this morning David Cameron outlined three measures to help small businesses:

David Tennant has ventured into the election by coming out and endorsing Gordon Brown, saying he would “rather have Gordon Brown than David Cameron.”
The Doctor Who star insisted Brown was still a far better choice as Prime Minister, despite Labour’s “issues”.
Tennant said: “I would still rather have Gordon Brown than David Cameron.
“I would rather have [...]

David Cameron has given the clearest signal so far that he will not allow trade unions to derail his plans to get to grips with the public deficit.
Talking to the Daily Telegraph he said that he would be “very happy” to introduce new laws aimed at stopping those trade unions, opposed to his plan to [...]

The SnowStorm Plot leaves Brown weakened. Only the usual suspects came out and backed the call by Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon for a secret ballot an Gordon Brown’s leadership, but the plot has left Mr Brown in a weakened position. The news that six cabinet members, including Jack Straw, Harriet Harman, Alistair Darling and [...]

Nick Clegg yesterday warned his MPs are “not for sale” as both Labour and the Tories stepped up attempts to woo his supporters.
There are “no backroom deals or under-the-counter understandings” with other parties, he said before laying out four policy priorities likely to be a deal breaker in the event of a hung parliament.
It marks [...]

As the Conservative Party published the first chapter of its draft general election manifesto, the Tory leader said Labour would not protect the NHS budget, insisting the Tories are “the party of the NHS” and that health service spending is safe only with them.
“Today, the Conservatives are the party of the NHS. But talk is [...]