To win the next election, the Tories need a left-leaning Lib Dem leader who can win over Labour voters in Tory-Labour marginals.

The Conservative MP criticises the PM's U-turn and says "we should all be aware" of Lynton Crosby's links to the alcohol and tobacco industries.

The Education Secretary "knows a thing or two about leadership ambitions", says Clegg on his LBC phone-in show.

The Deputy PM has said it is now a question of "when, not if" a referendum will be held. Does Miliband agree?

Labour must prioritise investment in universal childcare alongside income support, rather than simply trading one off against the other.

It’s entirely possible that Labour could end up with the most seats but a smaller share of the vote than the Tories.

Some in the party fear it could face a "crisis of legitimacy" if it wins an outsized majority on a thin slice of the vote.

Miliband is making a strategic mistake by aligning the party with an EU political elite intent on exerting control over all 27 members states, regardless of the wishes of each electorate.

After Gove and Hammond's interventions, the Prime Minister will find it harder to sit on the fence at his press conference with Obama today.

"There is no doubt this policy is driving people to the edge of despair," says the shadow chancellor in response to the case of Stephanie Bottrill.

As it was for the "Tartan Tories", the real test for UKIP is not whether it can take votes off the Conservatives but whether it can build a broader long-term coalition.

After allegations of mistreatment of disabled and agency workers, the government should consider asking Tesco to repay the generous grants it has received, says Conservative MP Robert Halfon.

Contrary to Nigel Lawson, the EU is not a monstrous bureaucracy, but the policy mix of austerity and reform is failing.

The party seeks to set the coalition parties against each other after Clegg warns that relaxing ratios could damage the quality of childcare.