Nigel Farage

Labour holds onto a safe seat but will Ukip's second place signify anything more long-term?

YouGov poll also claims Nigel Farage is Britain's most popular politician

While David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash over money, more gale force winds and heavy rain will batter the UK on Friday.

Senior politicians take media circus on tour of flood-hit parts of Somerset and Thames Valley.

A Nottingham pub has been forced to close because it promoted a "Bag a Slag" Valentine's Day speed dating event.

Constituency chairman and 2015 election candidate John Upex resigns to avoid embarrassing party.

Ipsos Mori poll shows Tories lead Labour despite supporting 50p tax rate.

Former Tory frontbencher Mark Field fears there could be panic in the Tory ranks after May's Euro poll

The Rennard scandal plunged the Lib Dems in to civil war, whilst Ukip's Farage outraged women.

Ukip boss tells LBC radio listeners that UK needs 'proper' handgun licence.

Farage denies knowledge of Ukip's Trident policy on BBC Daily Politics with Andrew Neil.

Political Editor Nick Assinder casts a beady eye over the political machinations of the Westminster week/

Labour leader Ed Miliband is trying a new, nicer approach to political combat but can it work?

A protester hit Nigel Farage over the head outside the Walpole bay Hotel in Cliftonville.

Ukip members condemn homosexuality, immigration and women's rights.

Ukip leader says gender pay gap caused by women with children having less value to employers.

Anti-Europe party gets hot under the collar about global warming, which is 'just not happening'.

A poll showing the Tories could come third in the EU elections has highlighted the challenge facing David Cameron.

Nigel Farage 'should join televised election debate' with Cameron, Miliband and Clegg.

Political row between Britain and EU over immigration from Eastern Europe flares up.

Deputy PM Nick Clegg reveals UK accepted 1,500 asylum seekers in 2013.

Ukip leader claims lower economic growth is price worth paying for immigration cuts.

Liberal Democrats election planner warns Nick Clegg that votes could go to Nigel Farage.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage draws distinction between economic migrants, and those fleeing war.

Politics is cruel and unfair, so in that spirit here are the heroes and zeroes of 2013 led by Cameron, Clegg and Miliband

There is a spectre stalking British politics in the shape of Ukip's Nigel Farage

New polling of marginal constituencies has underlined the threat to the Tories at the next general election

NIgel Farage predicted to give David Cameron a bloody nose.

Ukip says Confederation of British Industry's call for Britain to stay in a reformed EU is wrong.

YouGov poll on a non-white prime minister finds only minority support among followers of all parties.