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Andrew Lansley, shadow health secretary
Labour-Tory spending battle continues

By politics.co.uk staff Labour is refusing to stop attacking the Tories on spending cuts, prolonging the spat which started on Wednesday morning. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley told the Today programme the Tories would maintain spending on health, education and international development but would impose ten per cent cuts elsewhere. The gaffe was music to… Read more »

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Shahid Malik, communities minister
Parliament watchdog considers Malik inquiry

By politics.co.uk staff The parliamentary commissioner for standards is considering whether to launch a complaint over communities minister Shahid Malik. John Lyon received the complaint from the Sunlight Centre for Open Politics, a transparency campaign, after a Telegraph report centred on his claim for two separate office spaces. The controversy has raised questions about Gordon… Read more »