The latest antics of MPs seeking both lobbyists’ cash and free foreign trips underline, once again, the gap between the Commons and its electorate... more
There are few experiences so infuriating for Londoners as sitting in traffic jams caused by whole stretches of highway being cordoned off for roadworks... more
Former Cabinet minister Patricia Hewitt faces questions over her use of parliamentary hospitality as it emerged she hosted receptions for a firm that later made her a director... more
As Jack Straw this week faces the Chilcot inquiry, his son Will is no longer prepared slavishly to defend Labour. Instead he plans to use his increasingly powerful blog to force the party to change... more
David Miliband finally caves in and backs Gordon Brown — to the fury of Labour rebels who accused him of having hinted privately that he could mount a leadership challenge... more
Gordon Brown faces a Labour revolt over plans to axe childcare tax breaks as nine former Cabinet ministers warned that the party risked losing the support of working mothers... more
New Labour’s “spin machine” came under fire after the MG Rover report attacked a special adviser for “irresponsible” media briefings over the car company’s future... more
The Gray report on defence procurement talks of £2.5 billion annual cost overruns on various MoD projects. One solution is to democratise the whole government procurement process... more
That was not a Budget for the City and it was never going to be. Even the pre-Budget lobbying from the Square Mile was low-key and barely audible above the screams of pain from industry and the services sector... more
Georgia Gould isn’t the only child of a Labour dynasty making her mark in politics. Emily Hill reveals the other holders of famous names following the family tradition... more
The lawyer for a whistleblower who warned that Haringey social services were failing to protect children — six months before the death of Baby P — accused ministers today of pushing his client “from pillar to post”.... more
At a film premiere in Leicester Square tonight, a woman who killed her own husband after years of horrific abuse will be hailed an unlikely heroine. This is her remarkable story.
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Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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