Archive of May 2010
No 10 orders data release
Swathes of government data are to be made public under what Downing Street claims is a historic shift in approach.
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Alexander is Osborne's new Treasury sidekick
Nick Clegg's former chief of staff Danny Alexander has been appointed as David Laws' replacement in the Treasury.
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No deal for BA cabin crew as fresh strike begins
The British Airways dispute over pay and job conditions entered the second of three five-day strikes today as cabin crew walked out again.
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Capital gains tax climbdown risks coalition
Energy secretary Chris Huhne has fired a warning shot about the coalition's cohesiveness after reports emerged that George Osborne may make concessions on capital gains tax (CGT).
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David Miliband wants TV debates
Labour leadership frontrunner David Miliband has suggested holding televised debates to help re-engage the public.
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Fledgling coalition faces life without Laws
British politics is spending the rest of the Bank Holiday weekend pondering the implications of David Laws' shock exit from government.
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Laws goes after expenses outing
David Laws has resigned from the government after expenses claims relating to his boyfriend landlord stunned the coalition.
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Cameron nails his pro-business credentials to the mast
David Cameron will hit back at criticism of the coalition government from his backbenchers with an unashamedly pro-business speech later today.
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Prescott and Howard made peers
John Prescott and Michael Howard were two of the big names to feature on this year's dissolution honours list.
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Hughes announces Lib Dem candidacy
Simon Hughes has announced his candidacy for the Lib Dem deputy leadership, as the race for the position heats up.
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Question Time tiff prompts Downing Street fight with the BBC
Downing Street took the remarkable step of refusing to field a Cabinet minister on last night's Question Time after it objected to the presence of Alastair Campbell on the panel.
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General election 2010: Last seat goes to the Tories
The Tories easily retained the seat of Thirsk and Malton as the last result of the general election finally came in.
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Welfare reform: Figures show IDS has a mountain to climb
An audit of the previous government's attempts to reduce the number of people on incapacity benefits has shown the extent of the challenge facing Iain Duncan Smith.
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Coalition's cuts 'to trouble devolved administrations'
Reconciling London's coalition government with Cardiff and Edinburgh could be harder than David Cameron thinks, a report has suggested.
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David Miliband attacks 'immoral' City
David Miliband, the frontrunner for the Labour leadership, has criticised high finance for immoral behaviour in the run-up to the banking crisis and called for tougher regulation of the City.
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MoD Iraq study 'suppressed'
A highly critical study into the circumstances surrounding the invasion of Iraq has been suppressed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), according to media reports.
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The death of ID cards
Today marks the beginning of the end for ID cards, with the publication of the identity document bill.
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IDS laments 'tragic' welfare state
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has called the disincentives to work in New Labour's welfare state a "tragedy".
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Capital gains row puts Cameron on the defensive
David Cameron will make a speech outlining his pro-business credentials tomorrow after the row over a capital gains tax hike began spreading among his backbenchers.
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Cameron moves into No 10 - finally
Two weeks after becoming prime minister, David Cameron is moving into No 10 Downing Street.
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Gove determined to push through academy plans
Education secretary Michael Gove has reiterated his determination to push through his academy programme.
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General election 2010: Final constituency votes
The only constituency which did not elect an MP in the 2010 general election is doing so today.
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Opening salvo fired in libel reform battle
The opening salvo in efforts to secure reform of Britain's libel laws was fired today with a private member's bill demanding greater defence for freedom of speech.
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Union chief draws a line over cuts
Public sector union chief Dave Prentis will warn the poor, the sick and the vulnerable are set to suffer as a result of the coalition's cost-cutting agenda.
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Academics attack AV
Senior academics in voting theory will attack the alternative vote (AV) system today, in the first of a series of lectures on the flaws in the proposals on offer.
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