Women in Westminster - a farewell blog
As I prepare to leave the political beat to move abroad, I thought I'd dedicate my last ITV News blog to the issue of women in Westminster.
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Alex Forrest is a Political Correspondent for ITV News. She works from the House of Commons, reporting on all political news.
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Pain ahead for Whitehall as Treasury demands 10% cuts
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has written to almost all Whitehall departments asking them to make savings of 10%.
Could there be a consensus on press regulation?
Is there a chance tomorrow's Commons' votes on press regulation may not go ahead? Could there be agreement between the parties after all?
David Cameron: Safe for now
When questions are being asked about your leadership, one thing you can't afford to do is drop the ball.
Credit rating downgrade is a big blow for Osborne
The decision by the ratings agency Moody's to downgrade the UK's AAA credit rating, is unwelcome news for the Government.
Labour admits scrapping 10p rate of tax was a 'mistake'
Ed Miliband and his shadow chancellor Ed Balls couldn't have been clearer. Scrapping the 10p rate of tax was a very, very bad mistake.
PM to read letter but not change mind over gay marriage
The Prime Minister will read the letter delivered to Number 10, take their views on board, but not change his mind over gay marriage.
Cameron's 'kamikaze' move rules out marriage tax break
Many Conservative MPs just do not understand the move when the tax measure is in the Coalition Agreement.
Government confusion over defence budget commitments
There appears to be complete confusion over what happens to defence spending after 2015. Will it rise in full, in part, or will it be cut?
Clegg admits Coalition infrastructure spending mistake
The Deputy PM has said the Coalition made an error by failing to spend enough on big infrastructure projects when it first came to office.