Communities the key to preventing youth crime

The shadow home secretary has called on politicians and the public alike to "challenge the misconceptions" about young people's involvement in the riots that took place across English cities this summer.

Education

Speech in full - Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham's speech to Labour conference

Labour a voice for young people, proclaims Burnham

The Labour Party will be "a voice for young people", the shadow secretary of state for education has declared.

Speech in full - John Denham

John Denham's speech to Labour Party Conference

Labour aims for one-term opposition

Liam Byrne has said Labour must "go for the prize" of only staying out of government for one term.

Boris is 'Bullingdon vandal'

Labour's candidate for mayor of London has compared Boris Johnson to people who rioted in English cities in August.

Speech in full - Nick Clegg

Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg speech to the annual conference.

Infrastructure should receive more parliamentary time

Julian Huppert has said that infrastructure often gets ignored in Parliament, and does not always receive the levels of debate and prominence it should.

Speech in full - Nick Clegg

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg's speech at the Liberal Democrat conference rally.

Many parents 'want cane reintroduced'

'New industrial revolution' in manufacturing

Cameron free school education speech in full

Looking for evidence?

Welfare-to-work, skills and the NEET challenge

Improving interfaith dialogue

New measures to help employers take on apprentices

The government has announced plans to "sweep away" red tape currently deterring employers from taking on apprentices.

MP raises SEN provision concerns

Annette Brooke MP calls on the government to achieve better value for money in the commissioning and delivery of special educational needs during a period of reduced resources.