Harriet Harman, the Leader of the House of Commons, and deputy leader of the Labour party, says every MP shares responsibility for the cloud of mistrust that now hangs over Westminster. But she tells Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee that the scandal over MPs' expenses has hit Labour particularly hard, because of what the party believes it stands for.
How is the public disaffection with Westminster politics affecting the European election campaign? Jonathan Fryer is Liberal Democratic party European parliamentary candidate for London. I caught up with him yesterday as he met voters at Shepherds Bush Market in west London.
Barack Obama says he'll push forward with his plans to close Guantánamo Bay. Ewen MacAskill reports from Washington on the criticism of Obama from the former vice-president Dick Cheney, who is seeking to defend the George Bush legacy.
Vikram Dodd looks at the implications of the prosecution of one of Britain's most senior Muslim police officers, Ali Dizaei.
Boris Johnson has attempted to stop the leader of the far right British National party attending a garden party at Buckinham Palace. Blogger Dave Hill backs the mayor's intervention.
