Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was today facing questions from grassroots party members today regarding his decision to go into coalition with Conservatives.

Gordon Brown would not find it "impossible" to work with the Liberal Democrats if the forthcoming general election produced a hung Parliament, an ally of the British Prime Minister said today.

Should we follow the American model of requiring the president to sit regular medical tests and of releasing the results? The BBC’s Jeremy Paxman was vilified in 2002 for asking Charles Kennedy on Newsnight what were pertinent questions about his drinking

Nick Clegg was today elected the new leader of the British Liberal Democrats.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy will today lend his support to the cross community Alliance Party in its bid for Northern Assembly seats.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was set to reshuffle his Cabinet this morning after Labour suffered a humiliating defeat in local council elections.

Menzies Campbell was today elected the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.

POLITICS, as diverse as they come, dominated the media in Britain yesterday in the wake of an admission by the Liberal Democrat president, that he was homosexual and the “outing” in a different context of George Galloway from a television show.

WHENEVER the former Liberal Democrats leader Charles Kennedy was challenged on his drinking habits, he’d deflect by saying that just because he was Scottish and enjoyed the odd dram.

Sir Menzies Campbell, a leading contender for leadership of Britain’s Liberal Democrat Party, today ruled out coalition talks with Labour or the Conservatives if he won the contest.

Mark Oaten today threw his hat into the ring for the fight for the UK's Liberal Democrat leadership as he declared he would modernise the party and lead it to power.

Charles Kennedy’s former deputy Menzies Campbell was today clear favourite to succeed him as Liberal Democrat leader.

Charles Kennedy bowed to the inevitable today and resigned as Liberal Democrat leader, two days after admitting a drink problem.

British Liberal Democrats party leader Charles Kennedy has resigned.

The British Liberal Democrats party leader Charles Kennedy today announced he was resigning as Liberal Democrat leader, two days after he admitted a drink problem.

The British Liberal Democrats party leader Charles Kennedy sparked speculation that he is about to quit as Liberal Democrat leader today by announcing a surprise public statement.

Preliminary results from a newspaper poll today indicated just 27% of Britain's Liberal Democrat party members wanted Charles Kennedy to lead them into the next election.

MORE surprising than Charles Kennedy’s confession of a drink problem, and less believable a sight than George Galloway crossing the threshold of the Big Brother house, the politics of football nevertheless contrived to render the imminent debut of Roy Keane, Celtic midfielder, a mere afterthought yesterday.

INTERNATIONAL reports on alcohol abuse invariably turn the spotlight on Ireland and, according to the latest survey, Irish people are drinking themselves to death.

Beleaguered British Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy today vowed to fight on in his bid to remain in charge of the party.

THE leader of Britain’s third largest party last night confessed to a drink problem as he challenged his critics within the Liberal Democrat party to face him in a leadership battle.

Charles Kennedy tonight confessed to a drink problem as he challenged his critics within the Liberal Democrat party to face him in a leadership battle.

The UK's Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy today admitted he has been "seeking to cope with a drink problem" and called a leadership contest in his party.

Britain's under-fire Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy is to make a “personal statement” tonight, a party spokesman said.

Moves to deal with “on the run” terrorists will cause “pain and anguish” to victims but are vital to the North's peace process, Tony Blair insisted today.

CONTROVERSIAL legislation granting an amnesty to Northern Ireland terrorists on the run would cause “anger and anguish”, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday declared his continuing support for police demands to detain terrorist suspects for up to 90 days without charge, less than 24 hours after Home Secretary Charles Clarke offered a compromise on the issue.

LONDON police on Saturday charged a suspect in the failed July 21 attacks with conspiracy to murder and possession of explosives - the first charges to be laid in Britain against any of the would-be bombers.

Three men were today remanded in custody charged under anti-terror laws in connection with the July 21 attacks in London.

Conservative leader Michael Howard called for new anti-terror measures when he met the British Prime Minister at Downing Street today.

Tony Blair has been strengthened by the London bombings despite an overwhelming view that Iraq fuelled such attacks, a poll revealed tonight.

LEAKED intelligence documents appear to show the British government was warned just weeks before the July 7 bombings that events in Iraq would fuel the threat of an attack.

Terrorists will have the argument they seek to recruit young bombers as long as British troops remain in Iraq, according to a British Labour MP.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Home Secretary Charles Clarke are to hold a series of summits designed to pave the way for agreement on new anti-terror laws.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday pledged urgent action to exclude and deport radical Muslim clerics who go to Britain to incite religious hatred.

Jon Smith

The UK's main parties were engaged in an intensive effort today to get their supporters out to vote in the general election that will decide whether Tony Blair wins a historic third term.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is on course to secure a historic third term in office, with his New Labour party widely tipped to win today's general election.

MEDIA coverage of the war in Iraq has soared in the final days of the British election campaign, according to researchers.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday tried to move the election campaign away from Iraq as his Labour Party launched a last-minute offensive in key constituencies.

Labour has a three point lead over the Conservatives, according to an opinion poll to be published tomorrow.

TONY Blair and Gordon Brown yesterday appealed for a “voting majority” to put them back in Downing Street as all British parties tried to steer the election agenda away from Iraq.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair was last night under sustained attack over the invasion of Iraq following fresh claims that the Attorney General had warned that the war could be illegal.

Tony Blair was tonight under sustained attack over the invasion of Iraq following fresh claims that the Attorney General had warned that the war could be illegal.