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Now we need to see how David Cameron will deal with the EU

04.11.09
Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove the Communists from power... more

‘Lamentable’ failures led to Nimrod tragedy

28.10.09
Military chiefs were blamed for a mid-air explosion on a Nimrod spy plane that caused the biggest single loss of life of British forces since the Falklands war... more

After jobs pain in the private sector, now it is Whitehall’s turn

13.10.09
Economics analysis: The public sector is having a good recession — but this is about to change as both Labour and the Tories sharpen the knife to slash the ballooning level of Government debt ... more

Dannatt: Cameron asked me to reinforce his ‘weak’ team

09.10.09
David Cameron faces embarrassment when it was claimed he privately admitted his shadow defence ministers “lacked expert understanding” of Afghanistan... more

PM agrees to Army’s request for 2,000 troops

09.10.09
Gordon Brown is ready to order up to 2,000 extra troops to Afghanistan as Barack Obama weighs up whether to order a 'surge' of American troops into the country... more

Ex-army chief Sir Richard Dannatt to be made Tory peer

07.10.09
Latest: Former head of the army is to be made a Tory peer after accusing Labour ministers of 'smearing' him... more

The week ahead at the Conservative conference

05.10.09
Today: Boris Johnson is guaranteed to boost morale as he kicks the week off. William Hague is drafted in to soothe fury about the Commons expenses scandal... more

Afghan troop surge ‘could mean greater British losses’

05.10.09
British death toll in Afghanistan may rise under plans to deploy more troops to defeat the Taliban insurgency, Liam Fox warned... more

Your 'false' claims damage troop morale, Tories told

01.10.09
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth accuses the Tories of threatening troop morale in Afghanistan with 'false claims' about equipment shortages... more

City Spy: Cheers: let’s drink to the recession

15.09.09
Publication of the report into MG Rover was accompanied, predictably, by an attack on the Government by Jon Moulton.... more

Labour ‘bid to smear’ Army chief who speaks for troops

19.08.09
Labour was accused of using 'fear and smear' to attack the chief of the Army as he again pleaded for more equipment for Afghanistan... more

It's time to be realistic, says Liam Fox

13.08.09
A harder-headed strategy is required in Afghanistan, according to shadow defence secretary Liam Fox, along with more help from European countries such as Germany, Spain and Italy... more

Cover-up denied after report claims MoD is squandering billions

06.08.09
Ministers deny cover-up after refusing to publish report that lays bare billions of pounds of waste by the Ministry of Defence... more

David Cameron's clan is now a clique: it must look beyond W11

05.08.09
This summer, senior Tories have been sent forth to soothe some anger that is festering close to home... more

Army families 'forced to rely on handouts'

03.08.09
Some Army families are forced to rely on charity handouts because they can not make ends meet on the wages paid to low-ranking soldiers, it was reported today... more

Right-winger Liam Fox tipped as future leader

03.08.09
Tory defence spokesman Liam Fox was tipped as a potential future leader of the party and prime minister by a shadow cabinet colleague... more

Afghanistan is the war we need to win - now let's be clear about the cost

15.07.09
A mounting death toll in Afghanistan highlights the failures in candour across the political divide... more

Gordon Brown under fire over ‘Afghan war lightweights’

13.07.09
Gordon Brown urged to appoint new leadership on Afghanistan to supersede Defence Secretary and armed forces chief... more

Gordon Brown under fire over ‘Afghan war lightweights’

13.07.09
Gordon Brown urged to appoint new leadership on Afghanistan to supersede Defence Secretary and armed forces chief... more

Bercow tells MPs to make less noise and stop spinning

24.06.09
New Speaker John Bercow today sought to impose his authority on the Commons by warning ministers and MPs to respect key rules... more

Cameron pays back almost £1,000 in wrongly claimed expenses

18.06.09
David Cameron repaid almost £1,000 in excessive expenses claims as the row over Commons allowances reignited... more

Royal Navy pull-out leaves Iraq oil exposed

03.06.09
The Royal Navy has been forced into an early withdrawal from Iraq after a deal to train Iraqi sailors fell through... more

Top Tories paid constituency parties

26.05.09
Several members of the shadow cabinet used their office expenses to pay more than £150,000 to their local party associations, it has emerged... more

Osborne puts his foot in it again – over defence cuts

28.04.09
Just how credible is the would-be next chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne? Ask his colleague, shadow defence secretary Liam Fox ... more

UK handed terror suspects to US for interrogation

26.02.09
Ministers will admit that Britain was involved in handing over terror suspects in Iraq to the US to fly to Afghanistan for interrogation... more

Cameron fuels talk of reshuffle for Tory cabinet

16.12.08
David Cameron has sparked reshuffle speculation by saying he was always keen to strengthen his team... more

A hair's breadth of hope for Gordon and Sarah

29.10.08
With a week to go before the Glenrothes by-election, Team Brown has closed on the Scottish nationals. But defeat in Fife will scotch all the talk of Mr Brown’s political recovery... more

Sam tastes life on the council estate

01.10.08
Samantha Cameron took a break from the Tory party conference in Birmingham to visit a council estate... more

Cameron free for a frontbench reshuffle

13.06.08
David Cameron is being urged to carry out an extensive shadow cabinet reshuffle next month in the wake of David Davis's resignation... more

It's a bit Cheeky, but that's not a girl, Lembit

02.02.07
Cheeky Boy and walking midlife crisis Lembit Opik MP was among the parliamentarians turned performers raising money for charity. ... more

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