The prime minister has said the country faces "hard choices" on public spending, but in an address to union leaders he did not reveal which services would be targeted for cutbacks.

The full text of prime minister Gordon Brown's address to the TUC congress in Liverpool.

George Osborne has slammed the prime minister as a "weak and desperate" leader who is putting Labour's debts to the unions "ahead of fixing the finances of the country".

The full text of shadow chancellor George Osborne's speech at the Spectator's 'Paths back to prosperity' conference.

The Liberal Democrats have set out plans to cut spending, including a pay freeze for public sector workers and scrapping a series of defence purchases.

Bob Ainsworth has said there could be "major shifts" in defence spending.

The government is to fund 200 new football league jobs for the young unemployed, work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper has announced.

Tackling fraudulent tenants needs both central and local government action, argues parliamentary researcher Mark Forster.

Delegates at the TUC congress in Liverpool have engaged in a heated debate about high heels in the workplace.

Lord Mandelson's policy speech at the LSE shows that Labour is ready for a fourth successive term in power, argues parliamentary researcher Tal Ofer.

There are signs that the economy has retuned to growth, says the governor of the Bank of England.

Capability reviews need to be less subjective and more rigorous, say MPs

Almost half of voters would prefer someone other than Gordon Brown to lead Labour, a new poll suggests.

The country's largest trade union has backed a motion at the TUC congress that rejects any cuts in public spending.

The Ministry of Justice has said the fast-changing nature of online campaigning makes it difficult to extend election regulations to the internet.

Democratic Unionist Party MP and MLA Jeffrey Donaldson writes for ePolitix.com on the Northern Ireland Forestry Bill, which has its second reading in Stormont.