7:23pm

Lawson urges full nationalisation of RBS

Former chancellor attacks bonus culture and overrated stars

7:04pm

Defence secretary is master of detail

Hammond promises ‘robust discussion’ on budget

5:51pm

Downing St rows back on MoD ‘ringfence’

Armed forces will not be spared from cuts, says spokesman

UK Prime Minister David Cameron meets recruits at a police training college in Tripoli, Libya ©PA 5:33pm

Cameron pledges security support for Libya

Police visit agreed to probe Lockerbie bombing

3:58pm

MPs grill accountants over tax avoidance

‘Big Four’ firms accused of undermining society

3:57pm

Councils up in court over benefit changes

Residents take action over cuts to discounts

2:09pm

Police numbers lowest in over a decade

Minister defends cuts as crime falls

12:09am

MPs split on blame for West Coast fiasco

Transport committee findings at odds with official statements

12:08am

Forecast of rise in healthcare spending

Suggestion of difficult choices over the future funding of NHS

12:03am

MPs warn on school exam reforms

Ministers attempting ‘too much, too quickly’

12:02am

Insurers under pressure on annuity deals

FSA wants better deal for retiring customers

12:00am

Ministers attacked on aid spending

MPs highlight series of problems with burgeoning budget

11:59pm

Universities see rise in applications

Some 3.5% more people applied for courses than last year

11:39pm

Foreigner to run UK police within ‘years’

Minister makes prediction as he announces reforms

10:03pm

Cameron hints on defence budget

Ringfence possible on UK MoD spend as PM adds support for Algeria

9:05pm

Census shows Britain transformed

Immigration has made Polish the most common foreign language

8:48pm

Ealing is second capital of Polish speakers

West London suburb is established Polish enclave

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:53pm

New apprenticeship starters top 500,000

Data reveal similar figure to undergraduates

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 12:01am

Politics blamed as bar to growth

Lack of investment is ‘fundamental problem’

From UK BUSINESS 11:30pm

City worker fights insider dealing charges

Prosecution alleges use of a webmail drop box and phone calls

MOST POPULAR NOW ON FT.COM

Jim Pickard and Kiran Stacey, FT Westminster correspondents, share the latest news and analysis on the UK's political scene.

More FT Twitter accounts