The two men charged with overhauling MPs' expenses have held a "friendly" meeting - following reports of a split over proposed reforms.

Lord Mandelson accuses the Sun newspaper of portraying the UK government as the "enemy" of British troops in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is under renewed pressure to abandon plans to remove tax relief from childcare vouchers.

The EU will hold a summit on 19 November to appoint a new president and foreign policy chief, as required by the Lisbon Treaty.

David Cameron sets out his ideas for tackling inequality and claims the Tories are "best-placed to fight poverty in our country".

Three more drug advisers have quit after Home Secretary Alan Johnson's sacking of his chief drugs adviser.

The minimum sentences for murder with a knife will increase from 15 to 25 years, Jack Straw says.

Gordon Brown says he "understands" the sense of loss felt by the bereaved mother who criticised his letter to her.

Gordon Brown says Foreign Secretary David Miliband was never in the running to be the EU's first foreign minister.

David Cameron is to set out his ideas for tackling inequality and claim the Tories are "best-placed to fight poverty in our country".