New Posts to BBC News - Politics on Nov 29, 2013:
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1) Maude criticised over leadership
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25163208#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The minister responsible for civil service reform, Francis Maude, does not understand leadership, the former head of the service tells the BBC.
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2) Green levy reform plan revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25159260#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The BBC learns the full details of how the government plans to roll back the largest so-called green levy in an attempt to cut energy bills.
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3) EU bill gets Commons approval
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25152028#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
A bill calling for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in 2017 has been approved by the House of Commons.
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4) PM hits back in EU 'nasty' row
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25152062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
David Cameron says claims by a European commissioner that the UK's immigration policies are "nasty" are "completely unacceptable".
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5) £350m for asbestos cancer victims
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25152063#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Victims of mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to workplace asbestos, will be able to claim far larger compensation under a new fund.
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6) Badger cull to end as targets missed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-25155208#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The badger cull in Gloucestershire is called off because not enough animals are expected to be killed to meet targets.
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7) Ministers deny energy bill bid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25152060#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The government denies BBC reports it is seeking a commitment from energy companies to hold their prices down until 2015.
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8) Parents 'to share childcare leave'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25148457#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Mothers and fathers will be able to share up to a year of parental leave by April 2015, but one business group calls the plan a "nightmare".
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9) Press misleading says ex-Sun editor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25148655#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The press is misleading the public and engaging in hysteria over press regulation plans, according to a former editor of the Sun.
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10) EU summit shows no Ukraine progress
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25134682#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
European leaders appear to have made no progress on reviving a landmark trade pact with Ukraine at an EU summit in Vilnius.
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11) Carney 'welcomes' currency talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25154758#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The governor of the Bank of England "welcomes" the chance to discuss the Scottish government's plan to share the pound under independence.
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12) Npower job cuts fuel energy debate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25156571#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Labour's put the boot into energy supplier Npower over plans for 1,400 job cuts, but are they guilty of cheap populism?
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13) VIDEO: Wharton: EU bill 'making good progress'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25156342#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The EU referendum bill was "making good progress" said the Conservative MP who proposed the private member's bill being debated in Parliament on Friday.
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14) VIDEO: Election campaigns 'getting nastier'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25149015#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Britain is not a nasty country but its election campaigns are "getting nastier", said advertising boss Sir Martin Sorrell as he looked at negative advertising.
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15) VIDEO: Comedy in Scottish independence?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25149016#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Edinburgh-born Rory Bremner said there was "surprisingly little" comedy in the Scottish independence debate, and those who had tried had received internet abuse.
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16) VIDEO: New president reviews independence week
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25149017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
BBC Radio 5 live's chief political correspondent reviews the political week, dominated by the Scottish government publishing its white paper ahead of a referendum next September.
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17) VIDEO: MP cheers Anglo-American activist Paine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25141898#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
An Anglo-American political activist, author and revolutionary is praised by the MP who now represents the Sussex town where he lived for six years.
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18) VIDEO: Political week in 60 seconds
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25156335#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The political week up to 29 November is reviewed in 60 seconds by David Thompson who looked back over the headlines on the Daily Politics.
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19) VIDEO: Cameron wants limit on energy rises
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25150590#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The Prime Minister, David Cameron is backing efforts to cut levies on energy bills as a means of limiting price rises, but denies pushing companies to impose a price freeze.
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20) UK China nuclear deal 'Orwellian'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25156551#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Has UK nuclear deal got security clearance?
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