Decision on drugs ban next month

Brown praised for Northern Ireland deal

MPs from all sides of the House have praised the prime minister's role in securing a deal on policing and justice in Northern Ireland.

• Iris Robinson resigns from the Commons
• Robinson steps aside as first minister
• Iris Robinson to leave the Commons

Speaker warns MPs over sub judice rule

Mr Speaker has warned members against discussing the charges brought against three Labour MPs.

• MPs to face criminal charges
• CPS decision on expenses prosecutions tomorrow
• Committee split on attorney's powers

EU emission trading system 'failing'

The EU's emission trading system is failing to encourage investment in cutting CO2 emissions, MPs have warned.

• PM set for climate change talks
• Funding pledge for low-carbon technologies
• Cameron outlines 'smart meter' power plan

MPs and peers form new security committee

A new joint committee on national security strategy will meet for the first time tomorrow.

• Concern over use of anti-terror powers
• New rules to ban extremists
• Smith drops 42 days plan after Lords defeat

Voters embrace MP iPhone application

A new iPhone application that connects voters with their MP has proved popular in Derek Wyatt's constituency.

• Legal issues cause problems for interoperability
• Ministers urged not to 'give in' to Murdoch
• Timms defends file-sharing clampdown

Labour withdraws whip from accused MPs

Three MPs charged under the Theft Act have been suspended from the Labour party.

• Lord Hanningfield suspended by Cameron
• CPS to test parliamentary privilege
• Record breaking Olympian given peerage

Manifestos 'make all the right sounds'

ePolitix.com speaks to Phil Orford, chief executive of the Forum of Private Business, about the work of the organisation and government support for small businesses.

• MP to take 'once in a lifetime opportunity'
• More Labour MPs to stand down at election
• Hesford to stand down at election

Change, but where's the delivery?

Lord Ramsbotham writes for ePolitix.com about the implications for prisoner education of the abolition of the Learning and Skills Council.

• MPs to face criminal charges
• CPS decision on expenses prosecutions tomorrow
• Skills 'dramatically lower' re-offending rate

Growing the future: Enabling native woodland creation

The Woodland Trust writes for ePolitix.com ahead of Labour MP Paddy Tipping's Westminster Hall debate on native woodland cover.

• Bill Bryson angry about litter indifference
• Biofuels 'must not threaten food security'
• Natural England 'must do more' on conservation sites

The £1bn alcohol fraud problem

Paul Rowen MP writes for ePolitix.com ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on alcohol fraud.

• VED changes will continue
• Green taxes 'higher than needed'
• MPs warn over car tax changes

When greed and ambition dull honour

Lord Maginnis of Drumglass writes for ePolitix.com about what steps the government has taken to defend the human rights of Iranian refugees at Camp Ashraf.

• Brown to avoid Iraq inquiry until after election
• Troop pullout 'will begin next year'
• Commons motion on Cadbury ownership

Lord Adonis 'astonished' to be made transport secretary

Lord Adonis became part of the New Labour inner circle by "chance", he has revealed.

• Harris 'not sacked over blog'
• Theatre-loving Luff dreams of ministerial office
• Commonwealth MPs quiz London Assembly

Politicians need to learn the art of deference

Not broken, but in need of repair. That was Gordon Brown's assessment of the state of British politics at Tuesday's meeting of the liaison committee.

• The four parliamentarians charged with false accounting
• MPs to face criminal charges
• MPs charged over expenses were cleared by Legg