Archive of October 2011
Sketch: The Great EU Referendum Rebellion
All three parties ordered their MPs to vote against an EU referendum - despite the fact that polls show the public want a vote.
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EU referendum debate as-it-happened
Review our coverage of the EU referendum debate here, after dozens of Conservative rebels took on the government.
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Miliband: PM has only himself to blame
Leader of the Labour party Ed Miliband comments on the threat to the government from rebellious Tory MPs ahead of tonight's EU referendum vote.
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Cameron: Possibility of limited change in the future
The prime minister responds to the threat to the government from rebellious Tory MPs ahead of tonight's EU referendum vote.
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Hague: This proposition is the wrong question at the wrong time
Foreign secretary William Hague responds to the threat to the government from rebellious Tory MPs ahead of tonight's EU referendum vote.
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Comment: The EU is not a walking disaster
I cannot deny that the public mood is eurosceptic. But it is also ill-informed.
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Comment: Cameron has declared war on his own party
David Cameron has made a fatal error in enforcing a three-line whip on David Nuttall's EU referendum motion.
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Analysis: Most politicians are wary of handing power to the people
Cameron has been trying too hard to have it both ways on Europe.
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Comment: Happy 50th birthday, PMQs
It often ends up a childish, squabbling mess. But I wouldn't change PMQs for the world.
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The Week in Politics: Gaddafi and Fox, two very different political reckonings
The last seven days have seen the departure of two politicians, but from two very different frontlines.
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Political Week in Twitter
The week's best political tweets in one handy location.
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Comment: Bigger changes needed to fix our broken energy system
The Big Six energy providers are netting huge profits while thousands of consumers are living in fuel poverty. Why is the coalition letting them profit at the expense of consumers?
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PM: A day to remember all of Gaddafi's victims
The prime minister responds to the death of the ex-Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi
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Miliband: Libya chose its "democratic destiny"
Labour leader Ed Miliband responds to the death of the ex-Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi
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Hague: We need to ensure peace in Libya
Foreign secretary William Hague responds to the death of the ex-Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi
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Feature: What does it take to get ahead in politics?
Scrubbing up well helps in politics - but it's no substitute for a political brain.
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Labour: We need urgent action now to help economy
Chuka Umunna Labour's shadow business secretary responds to Vince Cable's admissions that the economy is performing poorly:
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Cable: Economy is worse now than it was one year ago
Vince Cable assesses the impact of the spending review one year on:
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Alexander: Decisions were absolutely right thing for our country
Chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander assesses the impact of the spending review one year on:
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Comment: Latest threat to democracy is slowly dawning on politicians
Alarm bells are only just starting to be raised over the coalition's plans for individual voter registration.
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Liam Fox resignation sketch: Some apologies are bigger than others
From the expenses scandal to the Werritty scandal, there is but one concern that I have just discovered: some apologies are bigger than others.
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PMQs and Liam Fox debate as-it-happened
Follow this week's PMQs and the debate on Liam Fox with politics.co.uk's live blog.
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Fox: It was a mistake to let roles become blurred
Ex-defence secretary Liam Fox responds to the civil service's report on his activities:
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Official report: Clear danger in blurring of roles between public and private
Cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell reports on Liam Fox's breach of the ministerial code:
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Murphy: Report merely scratches the surface of Fox's wrongdoing
Jim Murphy, Labour's shadow defence secretary, responds to the publication of Gus O'Donnell's report into Liam Fox's dealings with Adam Werritty:
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