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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Deputy Speaker Evans rearrested
Deputy Speaker Evans rearrested Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans is arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  BT's Livingston to be trade minister
BT's Livingston to be trade minister BT chief executive Ian Livingston is to leave the company to join the government as a trade minister, David Cameron announces.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Jail reckless bankers, report urges
Jail reckless bankers, report urges Measures including criminal sanctions to make bankers responsible for their own failings, are called for in a new report.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Speaker: MPs will vote on Syria arms
Speaker: MPs will vote on Syria arms MPs will get a vote on whether the UK should arm Syrian rebel forces before it happens, Commons speaker John Bercow says.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  MPs seek compromise on prison votes
MPs seek compromise on prison votes Parliament will never back votes for all prisoners, so a compromise will have to be found to comply with EU law, says the chairman of the committee set up to decide on the issue.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Councils raise alarm over potholes
Councils raise alarm over potholes Much of England's road network faces becoming "dangerously strewn with potholes or collapsing completely" if funding cuts are not reversed, councils have warned.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Osborne set to outline bank plans
Osborne set to outline bank plans The Chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to outline the government's plans for the future of Lloyds and RBS during his speech at the Mansion House.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  UKIP 'Nazi salute' candidate cleared
UKIP 'Nazi salute' candidate cleared UKIP election candidate Alex Wood is cleared by police of making racist comments.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Families win Iraq deaths damages bid
Families win Iraq deaths damages bid Families of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for negligence and bring damages claims under the Human Rights Act, the Supreme Court rules.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Risk of civil service 'pay exodus'
Risk of civil service 'pay exodus' The Civil Service faces an exodus of its most "talented and marketable" staff because of growing unhappiness with their pay, a new report claims.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Cameron to update MPs over G8 summit
Cameron to update MPs over G8 summit David Cameron is to face questions from MPs over the agreements reached at the G8 summit over the crisis in Syria and international tax-dodging.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Muslim leader denies war crimes
Muslim leader denies war crimes A British Muslim leader indicted in Bangladesh for war crimes says he is willing to face a fair trial to clear his name.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Poor pupil cash 'plugging budgets'
Poor pupil cash 'plugging budgets' A report claims schools are facing increasing pressure to spend money aimed at very poor pupils to plug holes in their budgets.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  MPs urge new targets for job centres
MPs urge new targets for job centres The criteria used to assess the success of Jobcentre Plus in helping people find work are "flawed", MPs say
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  NHS watchdog faces 'cover-up' claim
NHS watchdog faces 'cover-up' claim England's healthcare regulator may have covered up knowledge of its own failings after a series of baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital, a report says.
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  Food labels system to be rolled out
Food labels system to be rolled out A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.
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Date: 6/13/2013
Title:  New unionist party tweets in Irish
New unionist party tweets in Irish The new pro-union political party NI21 begins sending out tweets in Irish.
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Date: 7/20/2010
Title:  Introduction
Introduction A tour of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Fund launched to help deprived areas
Fund launched to help deprived areas Businesses in Scotland are being given the chance to receive cash from a multi-million pound fund aimed at improving job prospects deprive-hit areas.
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Date: 10/28/2009
Title:  Introduction
Introduction BBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  Fifth of charity shops 'could close'
Fifth of charity shops 'could close' Nearly a fifth of Wales' charity shops could close if the Welsh government implements proposed changes to business rate relief, a charities group says.
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Date: 5/31/2011
Title:  Introduction
Introduction A guide to the National Assembly for Wales.
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Date: 6/14/2013
Title:  The UKIP members pushing for change
The UKIP members pushing for change While other parties struggle, UKIP has seen membership surge, so what's attracting to people to a party with no MPs?
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Date: 6/11/2013
Title:  Prescott's 'Nimby' wind farm attack
Prescott's 'Nimby' wind farm attack Government moves to give residents more power to veto wind farms come under attack from the former Labour cabinet minister Lord Prescott.
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Date: 6/17/2011
Title:  Political editors across England
Political editors across England Political analysis from around England
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Date: 1/13/2013
Title:  VIDEO: House of Commons
VIDEO: House of Commons Prime Minister David Cameron is making a statement on the recent G8 summit.
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Date: 1/23/2013
Title:  Q&A: Beginner's guide to PM's speech
Q&A: Beginner's guide to PM's speech David Cameron delivers his long-awaited speech on the UK's relations with the EU. Here's an at-a-glance guide.
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Date: 7/31/2012
Title:  Links to UK political websites
Links to UK political websites Links to political parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.
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Date: 10/30/2012
Title:  Who's who: Cameron's new cabinet
Who's who: Cameron's new cabinet As David Cameron reshuffles his cabinet, here's a full list of who is doing what job.
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Date: 5/17/2012
Title:  Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet
Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet The details of Labour leader Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet following the recent reshuffle.
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Date: 6/25/2010
Title:  European Parliaments online
European Parliaments online Links to other Parliamentary broadcasters
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  VIDEO: Speaker: Nothing further required
VIDEO: Speaker: Nothing further required The Speaker stopped the prime minister answering a question about poverty from Labour MP Mark Hendrick and said "we will concentrate on the policies of the government".
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  VIDEO: PM: No ban for the Sun in Parliament
VIDEO: PM: No ban for the Sun in Parliament The prime minister was pleased to see Caroline Lucas get to ask her question in PMQs but he would not back her bid to have the Sun newspaper banned from the Parliamentary Estate.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  VIDEO: 'It's this government clearing up the mess'
VIDEO: 'It's this government clearing up the mess' The prime minister claimed Labour should be writing a thank you note for the coalition cleaning up after the last government.
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Date: 6/19/2013
Title:  VIDEO: Goldacre: Publish all drug trial results
VIDEO: Goldacre: Publish all drug trial results Drug firms should publish all of their scientific trials, and not just those they want to put in the public domain, said the author, broadcaster and medical doctor Ben Goldacre.
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  VIDEO: Miller hails 'web porn' progress
VIDEO: Miller hails 'web porn' progress Culture Secretary Maria Miller has said a meeting dealing with internet porn will lead to a "fundamental change" in how images of child abuse are dealt with.
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  VIDEO: Ming's 'senior moment' as he forgets coalition
VIDEO: Ming's 'senior moment' as he forgets coalition The Liberal Democrat MP Sir Menzies Campbell momentarily forgot the Lib Dems are part of the coalition government as he asked a question in the House of Commons.
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  VIDEO: Some great PMs have 'psychopathic' traits
VIDEO: Some great PMs have 'psychopathic' traits Some of the most successful politicians share some of their personality traits with psychopaths, but that really is a good thing, according to a leading academic.
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  VIDEO: No ties at 'informal' G8 summit
VIDEO: No ties at 'informal' G8 summit Chancellor George Osborne admits he has been told not to wear a tie at the G8 summit to create a more 'informal' atmosphere.
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  MPs warn against arming Syrian opposition
MPs warn against arming Syrian opposition How deep are the concerns at Westminster about conflict?
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  What impact have legal aid cuts had?
What impact have legal aid cuts had? Have cuts to legal aid been as damaging as predicted?
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Date: 6/18/2013
Title:  Can UKIP win over younger voters?
Can UKIP win over younger voters? Can the party build up its support amongst the under-25s?
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Date: 6/17/2013
Title:  Dialogue of the deaf?
Dialogue of the deaf? The battle over who polices the web
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Date: 6/14/2013
Title:  Nightmare visions: 1984 to V for Vendetta
Nightmare visions: 1984 to V for Vendetta How dystopian visions - from 1984 to V for Vendetta - shaped Britain
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Date: 5/29/2012
Title:  What is parliament and how does it work?
What is parliament and how does it work? Find out more about the Commons and Lords and how they work
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