Nick Assinder

Rupert Murdoch's warning that Ukip is on the march may not worry Cameron too much.

Mar 27, 2014

Ed Miliband has seen debate over energy prices move up political agenda.

Mar 27, 2014

The deputy prime minister and the Ukip leader let some real light into the debate over the EU.

Mar 26, 2014

Ed Miliband's decision to target overpricing energy companies has seen SSE price freeze.

Mar 26, 2014

Lib Dem and Ukip leader go head to head over UK membership of EU while Cameron looks elsewhere

Mar 25, 2014

Labour leader Ed Miliband again facing pressure to move Ed Balls before general election

Mar 25, 2014

Conservatives for Managed Migration opposes government cap on immigration and urges rational debate

Mar 24, 2014

Ed Miliband is being pressed to reveal a coherent and distinctive economic message in the wake of the budget.

Mar 24, 2014

Chancellor and No 10 elections guru Lynton Crosby and PM's political aide signed off offending tweet

Mar 24, 2014

Conservative chairman may be living on borrowed time until post- Euro elections reshuffle.

Mar 21, 2014

London mayor wanted on Team Cameron for 2015 general election fight.

Mar 21, 2014

Political Editor Nick Assinder casts a beady eye over the political machinations of the Westminster week

Mar 20, 2014

The shadow chancellor has regained his despatch box mojo but let plenty in the budget go unchallenged.

Mar 20, 2014

Tory chairman tweet puts class war back at centrestage and distracts from Osborne's Budget Success

Mar 20, 2014

IBTimes politics editor Nick Assinder reviews the impact of chancellor George Osborne's budget announcement.

Mar 20, 2014

The Chancellor's big political surprise was to focus attention on two core groups of neglected voters.

Mar 19, 2014

Is George Osborne planning a big surprise in his last meaningful pre-election budget or more steady as she goes?

Mar 19, 2014

Prime minister will press for further punitive action at EU summit.

Mar 18, 2014

Warsi supports Michael Gove claim of too many Eton boys around prime minister

Mar 18, 2014

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have attempted to deflect attention away from tax rows with childcare annoucement.

Mar 18, 2014

Treasury denies suggestions 40p tax rate payers 'enjoy' paying and are more likely to vote Tory

Mar 17, 2014

Chancellor's pre-budget statement regarding of a new town in Kent has some history to it.

Mar 17, 2014

Ukip may win the Euro elections in May but could fall back into third place by the general election.

Mar 17, 2014

Chancellor George Osborne is facing Tory demands for tax cuts but is set to focus on lower paid.

Mar 14, 2014

My dealings with Benn were always disarmingly cordial - but he had weapons up his sleeve.

Mar 14, 2014

Political Editor Nick Assinder casts a beady eye over political machinations of the Westminster week.

Mar 13, 2014

Jeremy Hunt has overruled independent pay bodies to block an increase for thousands of nurses.

Mar 13, 2014

Ed Miliband receives mixed reviews for EU policy leaving Tories in a fix.

Mar 13, 2014

Fresh bout of leadership wrangling suggests Tories have written off outright victory at the next election.

Mar 13, 2014