Archive: Coalition

Rees-Mogg: Coalition can't fix Britain

Jacob Rees-Mogg wants a Tory-only government to roll back the state

The coalition government will not solve Britain's fundamental problems because of its ideological divide, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned.

Cameron presses the 'mute' button on coalition politics

Coalition faces pressure from 'true Tories'

EU referendum vote moved forward to Monday

Comment: The coalition can no longer blame Labour for failure

Matthew Ashton: 'I've yet to hear anyone from the Conservative benches give a coherent explanation of what they'd have done particularly differently'

Osborne argues his failure is all Europe's fault - so surely the same should apply to Gordon Brown's government.

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PM: No 'chillaxing' from me

Like this, but more relaxed: Cameron denies 'chillaxing'

The prime minister has denied reports that he enjoys a leisurely lifestyle at Downing Street, saying he is "completely dedicated" to his job.

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Podcast #25: The failing coalition experiment

Nick Clegg and David Cameron have much work to do to save the coalition

A bit of a bold headline, perhaps? Not when you hear the considered views of the panel of experts we've got lined up for this week's podcasts. Not only are both political parties in the coalition miserable but the public also seem mightily unimpressed by this new way of working.

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politics.co.uk podcast: The failing coalition experiment

Two years have passed since Nick Clegg and David Cameron launched the coalition experiment

Neither politicians nor the public like the coalition. So what can be done to revive it? Can it survive three more years? Only if steps are taken quickly, experts are saying.

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Comment: Cameron sees political opportunity in the eurozone crisis

Ian Dunt: 'The speech dresses up Labour and Conservative economic differences not as policy distinctions, but as a national security issue'

The government is no longer about austerity. It is now about protecting Britain from the eurozone crisis.

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Nick Clegg 'pupil premium' speech in full

Nick Clegg: 'Our teachers are the key to an open and fair society; the key to the opportunity Britain I am determined we build.'

Read Nick Clegg's speech on the 'pupil premium' in full on politics.co.uk.

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Cameron presses the 'mute' button on coalition politics

Cameron downplays coalition politics. Using a mixing desk.

David Cameron is seeking to downplay the significance of coalition politics ahead of this week's Queen's Speech.

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Queen's Speech to focus on crime and family

The Queen will open parliament's new session on Wednesday

The coalition's legislative agenda is set to concentrate on core Conservative policy areas, reassuring Tory MPs after last week's damaging elections.

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A clash of loyalties: PM faces balancing act after elections setback

David Cameron among his party members, who want a shift to the right

David Cameron faces a major test of his premiership this weekend, as Conservative backbenchers put pressure on him to retreat on Lords reform and gay marriage.

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Comment: Whisper it – Ed Miliband could be prime minister

Ian Dunt: 'The rise of Ukip is dangerous for the Tories'

While Ukip splits the right-wing vote, the decline of the Lib Dems unifies the left.

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Clegg: These local elections won't be as bad as last time

Sunny uplands? Clegg is positive about the local elections.

Nick Clegg is in an upbeat mood ahead of this week's local elections, as he insists that Liberal Democrats are "getting a hearing".

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Boris and Ken in statistical dead heat as polls turn sour for Tories

London votes: Just days until polling day

Boris Johnson's lead over Ken Livingstone is slim enough for the Labour candidate to pull off a surprise victory on Thursday, a new poll suggests.

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Comment: Britain's decline is about much more than just money

Broken promises are the result of the coalition experiment

Britain's economic recession is being matched by a political one made much, much worse by the coalition. Clegg and Cameron's dream of a 'new politics' is turning into a nightmare.

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PMQs sketch: Cameron comes close to losing it

Trouble controlling his temper? Cameron shows the strain.

The prime minister nearly has a Kinnock moment.

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Day of disaster for coalition

David Cameron's government has suffered weeks of negative headlines.

David Cameron hammered by a return to recession and allegations against Jeremy Hunt ahead of the local elections.

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Omni-shambles: Get a grip on strategy, MPs tell government

Which direction is the government heading in?

Ministers need to develop a clearer overall direction to prevent the impression of a rudderless government, according to MPs.

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Cameron tries to move on from omni-shambles month

"Restating" the case: Cameron tries to put the last month behind him.

David Cameron has tried to mark a clear break with the various scandals and rows of the last month with a contrite interview promising more competent government.

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Shock poll puts Ukip ahead of Lib Dems

Cometh the hour? Farage could make serious gains in May's local elections.

The Liberal Democrats have fallen into fourth place behind Ukip in a shock poll result which will cement a sense of crisis in the party.

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Poll: Lib Dems will be wiped out in 2015

Horror story: Lib Dems would be reduced to just seven MPs if the poll was replicated at the general election

The Liberal Democrats could be left with just seven MPs after 2015, according to a new poll.

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Hague hopes bad week won't 'faze' coalition

Francis Maude, looking especially fazed, earlier in the week

Foreign secretary William Hague has offered a philosophical perspective on the week's events from Istanbul, as fears of a fuel strike fade.

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End-of-term report: Britain is limping through 2012

The coalition is leaking political capital. British society continues to fragment. This year, it's fair to say, has got off to a faltering start.

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Lib Dems: Hurry up and cut tax for the poorest

One hundred Liberal Democrat council and group leaders join Gerald Vernon Jackson, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the Local Government Association, in a letter to the chancellor on the state of the UK economy ahead of Budget 2012:

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