Conservatives

This week has very publicly exposed, among other things, the extent to which wrangling and short-term deal making are inherent in politics.

Theresa May has been confirmed as home secretary in the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition, paving the way for Phillip Hammond to become secretary of state for work and pensions.

The Liberal Democrats could use a coalition government with the Labour Party to force through "penal" tax policies, a lawyer fears.

Much has been made of the revolving door at the department for work and pension over the past 13 years with its steady stream of secretaries of state and pension ministers.

There were mixed fortunes for the pensions spokespeople of the three main political parties at last night's general election.

Nigel Waterson says he is "very disappointed" after being ousted from his Eastbourne seat of 18 years.

The Conservatives' pensions capability has been severely damaged with the loss of Nigel Waterson from the Commons, the EEF says.

The main parties may find it hard to agree on pensions policies including NEST, tax relief, early access to pensions savings and deregulation of DB schemes.

With the date of the election finally announced, Laura Blows summarises the pension policies of the three main political parties

Labour and Liberal Democrat proposals to restrict tax relief on pension contributions have been branded "unfair" by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.