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MPs have raised concerns that the NHS is meeting its efficiency targets by rationing services to patients.
There are "widespread" fears that NHS organisations ... are achieving savings by limiting access to treatments ...
David Cameron has angered his own backbenchers by appearing to renege on a promise that he would hold a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU if he was prime minister after 2015.
Speaking at a campaign event in Eastleigh ahead of a by-election in the Hampshire constituency on February 28, the prime minister told voters: "To get an EU referendum you need to vote for a Tory-only government."
DAVID CAMERON was hailed as the “heir to Thatcher” yesterday after MPs said his success in forcing the EU’s first budget cut will save every British household £150.
The Prime Minister was cheered by Tory backbenchers as he told the House of Commons Britain had finally put the brakes on the Brussels gravy train ... But warned that British MEPs ... must back [him ... so] it is agreed by the European Parliament.
With the prime minister expected to claim a historic victory, Tory backbenchers will give him a warm welcome back from Brussels
David Cameron will receive a warm, and possibly rapturous, reception from Conservative MPs on Monday ... the prime minister will say he played a leading role in drawing up the first cut ...
Cameron had always aimed to secure a real-terms freeze ...
Prime minister says he won't turn back on same-sex marriage, child benefit cuts and overseas aid commitments.
David Cameron has indicated he wants to stay in No 10 until 2020 as he prepares to unveil a review of how the coalition has performed...
Tim Farron MP says Lib Dems will need to "fight tooth and nail" to defend party's 57 seats at next general election.
The Liberal Democrats face the fight of their lives in what will be the "toughest general election in a generation", the party's president has admitted.
A new body is needed to assess existing and alternative drugs policies, and could be partly funded by assets seized from dealers, campaigners have said.
The UK Drug Policy Commission said billions of pounds a year were spent tackling drug problems, "without always knowing what difference it makes".
The commission argues that much of the £3bn spent each year on tackling illicit drugs is wasted...
Lib Dems have been encouraged to criticise their Tory coalition partners as well as the Labour opposition.
In a leaked internal memo, senior Lib Dems were urged to spread the message that the Conservatives cannot be trusted to help build a fairer society ... the memo suggests voters should be reminded that the Tories wanted to "look after the super rich".
Prince Charles has held private meetings with eight government ministers in the last 12 months, including Michael Gove, the education secretary, and Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury.
Details of these meetings with ministers are not disclosed, prompting calls for greater transparency.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has backed calls for a royal commission to consider decriminalising illegal drugs, despite opposition from David Cameron.
The PM has rejected the Home Affairs Select Committee's report highlighting Portugal's approach, where people found with drugs are not always prosecuted.
Chancellor must admit he cannot meet second target of reducing debt as proportion of national income by end of parliament.
George Osborne has prepared the ground for a damaging admission in Wednesday's autumn statement that lower than expected growth means he will breach the second of his fiscal targets, on reducing debt as a proportion of national income by the end of the parliament.
PM to put pressure on owners as Miliband says Cameron has 'one last chance to stand up for victims and show leadership'
David Cameron is to order press proprietors to get their act together on independent regulation within months, as Ed Milband warns he will give the prime minister until Christmas to show he is serious about cross-party talks...
"When the OBR was established in 2010 I said that the evidence of its success would come when a Chancellor of the Exchequer wished it had never been set up. I think that moment is approaching..."
...the Deputy Prime Minister has this week effected another big change to the way Westminster government works. He has sent party members an email today explaining why he felt it was necessary to make a separate statement to David Cameron in the Commons on Thursday...
...the Deputy Prime Minister does have a point. There isn’t yet an agreed government position, and from the Lib Dems’ point of view, the worst thing Clegg could do would be to sit on the front bench with a frozen face listening to the Prime Minister giving a statement that he is reported to disagree with...
Labour wins three by-elections on a night that saw a surge in support for UKIP and dismal results for the Tories and Lib Dems.
The Conservatives finished fifth behind not only UKIP but also the British National Party and Respect, while Tory candidate Simon Wilson only held onto his deposit by a whisker.
Labour candidate Sarah Champion has won the Rotherham by-election with a majority of more than 5,000 votes over second-place UKIP.r
There is no doubt that Prince Charles feels frustrated that he has been the king in waiting for 60 years... That was always a non-starter. He knew full well the Queen would never, ever abdicate and he would have to wait patiently until his time came. em>
Just how bad was the turn out in the elections for police and crime commissioners?
... it certainly makes it one of the worst turnouts ever ...
One in three businesses is losing money and the road to Britain's economic recovery will be 'long and winding', the Bank of England warned yesterday.
Experts dubbed these firms 'zombie businesses' which have survived only because interest rates are at an historic low and the banks are reluctant to pull the plug on them.
