Home secretary Harriet Harman has announced controversial new plans that require companies to favour ethnic minorities and women when it comes to taking on new employees. The new Equalities Bill will also seek to stop pensioners being witheld NHS treatment because of their age and allow mothers to breastfeed their… read more…

Labour today confirmed that they won't be running against cheeky David Davis in the by-election forced by his resignation last week, despite his calling Gordon Brown 'gutless' for not even thinking about competing. The announcements were made after Davis formally resigned as the Conservative's shadow home secretary, in a move… read more…

Ex Sun editor (1981 - 1993) and man of the people, Kelvin MacKenzie, looks like he might be in the running to challenge cheeky David Davis in the by-election triggered by yesterday's decision on 42 day detention. Speaking on Radio 4's today programme, Rubert Murdoch's old lapdog went on… read more…

Both Politicalbetting.com and the one of the FT blogs have reported that Paddypower, the Irish Book Makers, has already started paying out on Boris Johnson winning the Mayoral Election - despite the fact that votes haven't been officially counted yet. [This would be a good place to stick one of… read more…