Alex Stevenson

Abstention tensions: Ministers told to steer clear of referendum vote

Conservative backbenchers are preparing to defy their leader over the EU referendum in another sign of David Cameron’s weakness on Europe.

‘Chaos and incompetence’: Clegg makes Tory childcare minister wriggle

Education minister Liz Truss has conceded the coalition’s childcare plans remain up in the air after Nick Clegg’s intervention yesterday.