The latest stories from the Politics section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 11 hours 42 min ago
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 21:56
David Cameron praises Conservative activists for their "duty and decency" and says he would never employ anyone who "sneered" at them.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 21:48
The government reaches agreement with Labour which will allow its bill to legalise gay marriage in England and Wales to proceed in Parliament.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 19:46
MPs reject further legal protection for teachers and registrars opposed to same-sex marriage.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 16:48
Parents of children who are regular school truants are to be fined up to £120 from September, says the Welsh government.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 15:22
How Thomas Cromwell set a precedent for modern politics
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 15:02
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is refused bail by an immigration tribunal in his latest bid for freedom.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 14:46
Police search the Commons office of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans in relation to a "serious arrestable offence".
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:40
Financial expert Martin Lewis said it was "time we had a little more fairness" from American firms such as Amazon, Starbucks and Google over their tax affairs in the UK.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:38
UKIP's City spokesman Steven Woolfe claimed the UK's benefits of being in the EU were "dwarfed" by costs of £130bn to £150bn each year.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:27
Education Minister John O'Dowd has announced some changes to A-levels in Northern Ireland following a local consultation.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:58
A UK Treasury analysis paper says an independent Scotland could have "significant difficulties" providing protection for savers.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 11:11
Energy customers can face choices including a "two-year capped price plan 2" or a "blue plus price promise February 2015" when choosing gas and electricity tariffs.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:58
The New Bus for London is undoubtedly a striking addition to the streets of London but the arguments for it continue to change.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:34
Liberal Democrats have kept their pledge on an EU referendum and have "legislated for it", the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:03
UKIP has been making in-roads into Conservative votes, and some on both sides are talking of electoral pacts to stop the political left taking advantage of a split right-of-centre vote.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 06:05
Changes to the way social and private homes are rented could cost up to £45m, a landlords' organisation claims, saying it would be better spent building houses.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 04:25
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 01:41
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 23:06
Could RBS and Bank of Scotland keep their homes there?
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 18:50
David Cameron comes under pressure from his party activists over his policy on same-sex marriage, Europe and attitudes towards the party's grassroots.