David Laws' resignation gives him the time and space to recover and regroup. The coalition government has no such luxury.
David Laws quits as chief secretary to the Treasury after agreeing to repay tens of thousands of pounds in expenses.
Cameron's pro-business speech reveals his nervousness. He has yet to work out how to pacify his backbenchers.
Diane Abbott's lack of support shows how tired and conservative the Labour party has become.
Watch highlights from David Cameron and Harriet Harman's contributions to the Queen's Speech debate here.
If just some of today's Queen's Speech becomes law we will be living under the most radical and important government of our times.
politics.co.uk picks up the pieces after one of the most exciting and dramatic general elections in recent history.
In the final part of a special week-long series of features, politics.co.uk looks at what the election tells us about Britain's political parties.
Trying to drive a wedge through the new politics is a dangerous game. After all, the government has an impressive electoral mandate.
Osborne is playing politics with the country's finances and calling it 'new politics'.
In the fourth part of a special week-long series of features, politics.co.uk looks at what the election tells us about opinion polls.
In the third part of a special week-long series of features, politics.co.uk looks at what the election tells us about the public.
The calibre of the coming parliament has already been sorely tested by the swearing-in process, which has quickly defeated some MPs.
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