He is in charge of the UK at one of the toughest times in recent history, yet he likes to wind down whenever he can. Is David Cameron's tendency to "chillax" good for him - and the country?

Ken Livingstone became tearful this week at the broadcast of his mayoral election video. Channel 4 News looks at some other notable public blubs.

From Thatcher to Cameron. As the prime minister unveils big discounts for council tenants in England who want to buy their homes, Channel 4 News looks in detail at the right to buy scheme.

National Archive papers released today show Margaret Thatcher was advised not to invest in Liverpool after riots in 1981 - as well as proving the Iron Lady's tight grip on her home improvement budget.

MPs reject a call for a referendum on Europe - but rebels voting against the government have dealt Prime Minister David Cameron a major blow to his authority.

Thatcher said "there is no such thing as society" - David Cameron wants to build a "stronger society". Malcolm Boughen looks at how Tory thinking on inner cities has evolved over the last 30 years.

Documents released today from the underground vaults of the National Archives show rumours of Margaret Thatcher "handbagging" cabinet colleagues are largely true, writes James Blake.

The 85-year-old former prime minister, Lady Thatcher, is undergoing tests after she was admitted to hospital with an infection following a bout of flu.