Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond issues a general election rallying call as he opens the 75th annual SNP conference.

Harriet Harman tells MPs the audit of their expenses would be "arbitrary" if it is not based on the rules at the time.

BNP leader Nick Griffin agrees to ask his party to amend its constitution so it does not discriminate on grounds of race.

An MP accused of using expenses to pay his own company has said he is "deeply hurt" by the reports.

The system for paying EU support to farmers is a "masterclass of misadministration", a senior MP says.

One in eight NHS trusts must urgently improve their care, says a new watchdog which will gain powers to shut them down.

The SNP annual conference is getting under way, with a focus on boosting its tally of MPs at the next election.

Commons Speaker John Bercow signals his support for backdated caps on MPs' expenses, despite anger among many politicians.

Gordon Brown has been asked to look at legal bids to stop journalists reporting details of gagging orders.

Royal Mail will suffer long term damage if the planned national postal strike goes ahead, Gordon Brown has warned.