Liberal Democrat schools minister tells Michael Gove, the education secretary, the proposal is a ‘non-flyer’A proposal to require schools to check on the immigration status of their pupils has been shelved after the Liberal Democrat schools minister Da…

No 10 says it will not anticipate what IMF will say but insists government has right economic approachDowning Street will launch a staunch defence of the government’s economic strategy and says it will stick to its plans when the International Monetary…

Opponents of bill say peers have every right to oppose it because it was not in coalition agreement or any party manifestoConservative opponents of gay marriage have invited the House of Lords to reject the bill after 133 Tory MPs, including two cabine…

Former Tory chairman Lord Tebbit also warns that legislation could allow him to marry his son to escape inheritance taxThe determination of David Cameron to press ahead with legalising gay marriage opens up the possibility of a lesbian queen giving bir…

Labour leader votes against amendment extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples after appeal by Tory whipsThe gay marriage bill has been saved after Ed Miliband agreed at the last minute to vote against an amendment to extend civil partnersh…

Prime minister sends personal note to party members as senior figure claims he is ‘worse than John Major’David Cameron moved to repair relations with a bruised Conservative party by emailing a “personal note” to all members in which he said he would ne…

Rebel Tories are defeated in Commons after PM’s last minute plea to Ed MilibandThe government’s gay marriage bill was saved after David Cameron was forced to rely on Ed Miliband to defeat an attempt by his own MPs to derail the measure by trying to ext…

Yvette Cooper says Labour will put forward its own amendment after issue of civil partnerships threatens to derail billThe Labour leadership has moved to save the equal marriage bill by tabling its own amendment on civil partnerships for heterosexual c…

Tory rebellion on amendment to grant civil partnerships to heterosexual couples will ‘cost £4bn and take two years’Downing Street issued a stark warning that the bill to legalise gay marriage will run into grave trouble – and cost the taxpayer an ex…

Party board’s involvement likely to dismay No 10, which has spent weekend rubbishing reports in Times and Daily TelegraphLord Feldman, the Conservative co-chairman, is to be challenged at a meeting of the party board on Monday over allegations that he …