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Mhairi Black blasts George Osborne and Labour in blistering SNP maiden speech
Paisley MP is the youngest representative in parliament since the 1832 Reform Act.
NHS: Jeremy Hunt supports charging patients for missed GP appointments 'in principle'
But the health secretary said there were practical reasons not to introduce a charge regime.
Summer budget: GDP results beat expectations before George Osborne unveils big plan
The chancellor will be boosted after the ONS said the UK economy grew by 0.4% at the start of 2015.
Greek debt crisis: David Cameron insists UK is prepared for 'every eventuality'
British prime minister says he will put the final touches to government's 'Grexit' plan.
David Cameron calls Cobra meeting after terror attacks hit Tunisia, France and Kuwait
The UK prime minister said Britain will do 'all we can to help' after the assaults.
Nigel Farage: David Cameron dragged Queen into EU debate with 'unity' speech
Ukip leader argued that the monarch had been 'very poorly advised' over the remarks.
Government to delay and cutback Network Rail renewal plan as chairman steps down
The ORR launched an investigation into Network Rail in June because of lacking reliability and punctuality.
Britain and the EU: David Cameron defeats Tory eurosceptics in referendum amendment rebellion
The government has been able to avoid embarrassment over its EU referendum bill.
Lib Dem leader hopeful Norman Lamb: Legal highs 'prohibition' will create new criminal class
Exclusive: The former health minister says psychoactive substances bill is 'ridiculous'.
Cameron and Rutte discuss EU reform in PM's first talk of EU tour
Cameron said the UK and the Netherlands are "like-minded allies" as Dutch also want EU reform.
Vince Cable's business legacy lives on as zero-hours contracts reform comes in
A ban on exclusivity clauses in controversial employment agreements has come into force.
The voters behind the Liberal Democrat 10,000 new members surge
IBTimes UK spoke to some of the left-of-centre party's new members to find out why they joined.
Maajid Nawaz calls on David Cameron to create a 'counter-extremism czar'
Exclusive: The counter-extremism expert says Cameron's fight against terrorism must be streamlined.
The new Tory frontbench: Meet David Cameron and his all-Conservative government
IBTimes UK profiles the prime minister's post-election cabinet and ministers.
Election 2015: Greens plan to 'boldly' double child benefit to £40 a week
The pledge comes as the data shows the Greens have slumped to 5% in the opinion polls.
Election 2015: Tories promise 50,000 extra apprenticeships on new £200m bank fines
David Cameron announced the policy with just nine days to go before polling day.
Election 2015: Ukip's Nigel Farage urges Greece and Italy to toughen up on migrant policy
Farage says south Mediterranean countries must send a 'big message' to stop the migrants.
Election 2015: Nick Clegg unveils Lib Dem plan to create 300,000 countryside jobs
The deputy prime minister made the pledge when he launched his party's Countryside Charter.
Election 2015: Tories narrow favourite for minority government as Sturgeon makes 'UK case'
The electorate narrowly prefers a Conservative minority government in Number 10 than Labour.
The Tories want 11-year-olds to resit maths and English exams if they fail them
David Cameron and Nicky Morgan will make the education policy announcement later today.
Top Lib Dem Norman Lamb insists history will judge his party positively over coalition
The senior Liberal Democrat spoke to IBTimes UK as the general election looms.
What you need to know about the new shared parental leave rules
The legislation will come into force from 5 April and apply to around 285,000 working couples.
Ed Balls urges Scottish voters not to trust SNP on social justice while Labour face wipeout
The attack comes as the SNP are set to take a horde of seats at the election from Labour.
Nick Clegg: Liberal Democrats promise to triple paternity leave in 'dad revolution'
The deputy prime minister will make the announcement as his visits Scotland ahead of the election.
Nick Clegg: Liberal Democrats will 'revolutionise' mental health care with £3.5bn spend
The deputy prime minister says he will put mental health care 'front and centre' of his campaign.
David Cameron: Tories promise to create two million extra jobs
The Prime Minister will claim that his party will keep the UK's economic recovery on track.
Political Times: End of the road for Clarkson, Cameron's VAT blow and Lord Brian May?
IBTimes UK takes a look at this week's Westminster gossip and political news.
David Cameron booed and heckled by pensioners over NHS record at Age UK event
The prime minister faced a hostile reception from some sections of the Age UK conference crowd.
Home Secretary Theresa May launches Islamic extremism crackdown with new anti-terror measures
Top Tory warns of a 'clash of civilisations' between the West and the Islamist terrorists.
Ed Balls: Labour would not reverse any of George Osborne's election budget
But the shadow chancellor claims his budget would have been less 'nasty'.