Republican frontrunner opens new line of attack on Barack Obama after last week’s jobs figures, claiming real unemployment rate is above 15%

Concessions could be offered to peers persuade them not to reject the Government's welfare reforms during a vote in the House of Lords tonight, deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hinted yesterday.

Middle income earners could be shielded from Coalition cuts to child benefit but the payments will still be stopped for those with the highest salaries, ministers indicated yesterday.

David Cameron’s comments to The House magazine on child benefit are causing quite a stir this morning. The Telegraph splashes on the PM’s line that ‘Some people say that’s the unfairness of it, that you lose the child benefit if you have a higher rate taxpayer in the family,’ he said. ‘Two people below the level keep the benefit. So, there’s a threshold, a...

The prime minister has said he understands what some perceive to be the ‘unfairness’ of the measures unveiled by George Osborne in 2010

The release of 651 prisoners looks set to include many political detainees, say diplomats, a condition set by the EU and US for lifting sanctions

Controversial planning reforms are likely to be watered down when they are finally published next month, ministers have suggested.

Wealthier people may have to pay more tax next year under plans to be announced in the coming days, the Deputy Prime Minister indicated on Fridays.

Democrats on the congressional committee charged with slashing the government deficit present a plan to save $2,500bn over 10 years

So I'm a North Korean Workers Party cadre and I'm having a look at Rodong Sinmun, trying to read the runes coming out from party central. And what do I find? What the officials in the DPRK desire most at...