Westminster Blog

We own the bad news as well as the bad news says Nick Clegg - FT
Ashcroft to quit top Tory role – FT
9,000 public servants earn more than David Cameron - FT
Lib Dem conference is like “first act of Tennessee Williams play” – Matthew Engel sketch, FT
Some prisoners to get the vote - Sam Coates, Times (£)
George Osborne wins retained Moody’s rating for UK economy – BBC
No champagne at Tory conference for second year in a row – Sky