David Cameron has said his aim in government would be to bring about a social revolution equivalent to the economic revolution under Margaret Thatcher.

Gordon Brown has been urged by one of his ministers to consider a new tax on top earners to help ordinary families through the economic downturn.

The government has "turned a blind eye" to sex offenders and paedophiles living in a "twilight zone" of international travel, according to a new report.

David Cameron has called on the government to hit back at Russia over the invasion of Georgia by barring the wealthy Moscow elite from enjoying their luxury shopping weekends in London.

A majority of ePolitix.com subscribers believe Gordon Brown will survive conference season to lead Labour into the next general election.

Anti-monarchy campaigners are mounting a legal challenge to the oath of loyalty MPs swear to the Queen.

Reports have suggested that the majority of British troops could be withdrawn from Iraq by next spring.

Women's rights groups have called on the government to tighten licensing rules for lap dancing clubs.

Motorists who kill while using a mobile phone will face prison under new laws to come into force next week.

The skills minister has said that a generation of boys are turning to crime because they have inadequate male role models.

Government "policy failure" has contributed to the country's economic woes and led to a "catastrophic loss of trust" in Gordon Brown, a shadow Treasury minister has said.

Fewer than one in eight pupils are taking A-levels in some of England's most deprived areas, the Conservatives have claimed.

There has been a 22 per cent increase since 1997 in the annual amount NHS dental patients pay for treatment, according to the Conservatives.

Labour MP John MacDougall has died after a long illness.

Foreign secretary David Miliband has accused Russia of displaying "blatant aggression" toward Georgia during fighting over South Ossetia.

Unemployment increased by 60,000 in the three months to June amid concerns over the economic slowdown, according to official figures.

The government has not done enough to reduce inequality between the North and South of England, according to a new report.

Drugs policy is not formed on the basis of evidence but with tabloid headlines in mind, a former civil servant has claimed.

Government proposals to give public bodies the power to monitor people's email and internet records have been branded a "snoopers' charter".

Chris Huhne has said that the Liberal Democrats are "fair set" for gains at the next election.