The business dealings of former Conservative Party Deputy Chairman and one of its biggest donors, Lord Ashcroft, are back in the news again. As The Observer reports: Fresh revelations have raised a series of questions about the links between the former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft and a company responsible for luxury projects across a

Earlier this week, LibDemVoice started asking party members signed up to our discussion forum a range of questions — the survey is still live, but one of the questions is already a little previous so we’re reporting it early… We asked: Would you support or oppose David Laws making a return to government at the

LibDemVoice is currently conducting one of our regular surveys of party members to find out views on a range of issues. One of the questions we always ask is how satisfied Lib Dems are with key figures in the party. Though the survey is still open, a couple are now out-of-date — specifically, what members’

Nick Clegg says he has given up trying to adopt the right facial expression during Prime Minister's questions in case it is misinterpreted - and instead just sits and listens.

Michael Deacon watches Danny Alexander face questions on the peculiar pay arrangements of Ed Lester, head of the Student Loans Company.

Douglas Alexander MP, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting on the Government's announcement on Afghanistan today, said:

Full marks to Ed Miliband. He had a good Prime Minister’s Questions this week. One of the reasons he did so well is that he took a leaf out of Margaret Thatcher’s book. He lowered the tone of his voice. Gone was the shrill shouting of recent weeks. Instead we had a calm, firm low

A very useful contribution from Lord Ashcroft this morning, in the form of a poll he’s commissioned on Scottish independence. What sets Ashcroft’s poll apart from previous surveys is that he asks three different questions to three different sets of around 1,000 Scots.   The first is the question Alex Salmond wants on the ballot paper at the referendum: ‘Do you agree that Sco...

Jack Dromey MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, has written to the Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, following the exchanges over rent levels at Communities and Local Government Questions on Monday:

Owen Smith MP, Labour's Shadow Exchequer Secretary, said in response to reports about the pay and tax arrangements of the chief executive of the Student Loans Company: