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Nick Clegg unveils £2bn investment for English schools building programme
The deputy prime minister says it is crucial that the government invests properly in education.
General election 2015: Iain Duncan Smith unveils 'quiet revolution' for welfare reform
The senior Tory MP spoke with less than 100 days to go before the general election.
Francis Maude interview: Cabinet Office minister talks 'irreversible' reforms and digitisation
Exclusive: IBTimes UK spoke one-on-one with the senior Tory MP ahead of the general election.
Labour to press government on NHS funding with opposition day debate
Chris Leslie claims the NHS is 'in crisis' under the Tories as we head toward the general election.
General election 2015: Liberal Democrats parody Tories with election poster
Nick Clegg's party attack Labour and the Conservatives with the election placard.
Bianca Jagger blasts 'scaremongering' David Cameron over UK fracking job claims
Exclusive: The activist tells IBTimes UK the government should invest more in renewable energy.
GCHQ hoax caller apologised to David Cameron for 'waking him up' at 11am
The prime minister says he was on a family walk at the time of the incident.
General election 2015: Former employment minister Mark Hoban to stand down as Fareham MP
The 50-year-old Conservative politician admitted the decision had been difficult.
Scottish devolution: Nicola Sturgeon blasts Westminster's 'watered down' plan
The SNP leader claims the draft bill from the UK government offers less than the Smith Commission.
High Court rules Pickles 'breached' human rights with Romany Gypsy Green Belt ban
The decision will be a blow to the communities secretary Eric Pickles.
David Cameron gets jobs boost as UK unemployment rate drops to 5.8%
The ONS says that there were 58,000 fewer jobless people than in the three months to August.
UK retail staff face daily abuse as 56% were verbally assaulted over the past year
Trade union Usdaw wants the government to act to stop workers getting abused.
Labour's Ed Miliband to promise 'radical improvement' in mental health provision
The Labour leader is expected to make the general election manifesto commitment today.
Church of England Archbishops Welby and Sentamu attack government over inequality
The Archbishop of York says the country has faced a 'deep, deep economic crisis'.
UK government names H&M and Welcome Break among 37 firms for failure to pay minimum wage
The Department for Business said the employers owe their workers more than £177,000 in arrears.
Youth unemployment in England could rise under new apprenticeship plans, charity chief warns
Exclusive: Michael Mercieca, of Young Enterprise, says he supports the move 'in principle'.
Tony Blair warns ministers of 'fragile' Northern Ireland peace process
The former prime minister was questioned by the Northern Ireland Select Committee.
Charities too dependent upon the state, says UK thinktank
Thinktank says majority of big charities' incomes come from the UK government.
Paris shooting: UK government steps up security after 'cowardly' Charlie Hebdo attack
Home Secretary Theresa May says extra measures not based on specific intelligence.
Ed Miliband: Labour promises four million conversations with voters to win general election
The Labour Party leader is expected to announce the pledge in Manchester later today.
Sir James Dyson blasts Theresa May over 'short-sighted' foreign student plan
The inventor warns the Home Secretary's proposal could be detrimental to science and engineering.
Labour MP says Ed Miliband needs to listen to 'real people' as well as intellectuals
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk proposes 'more collegiate' form of politics.
Northern Ireland talks continue as 'marathon' political negations run past deadline
The UK Prime Minister had promised to give Stormont £1bn in 'financial firepower'.
UK government sets aside £6bn to tackle potholes and improve roads
The Transport Secretary says the funding will be enough to fix around 18 million potholes.
England is 'being plunged into darkness' as 75% of councils economise on street lights
Labour have warned that people's safety is being put at risk because of the cost-cutting measures.
Theresa May urged to reign in her special advisers to protect Tory leadership chances
Nick Timothy and Stephen Parkinson were suspended from the party's approved list of candidates.
Food banks: The growing struggle to feed Britain and tackle food poverty [Video]
IBTimes UK investigates the rise of food banks in recent years.
UK government's special adviser bill hits £8.2m as Cameron is blasted over the cost of politics
Number 10 director of communications Craig Oliver is one of the top earners.
General Election 2015: Voter fragmentation to Ukip and SNP makes result 'most unpredictable since WW2'
The University of Nottingham academic spoke to IBTimes UK about Sex, Lies and the Ballot Box.
UK government dealt blow as EU supreme court deems family visa rule illegal
The complex case involved a non-EU resident married to EU-resident with British citizenship.