Former attorney general Lord Goldsmith has denied claims that he overlooked widespread allegations of phone hacking in 2006 in favour of a 'much narrower' investigation... more
The extraordinary exit of Alan Johnson opens up new opportunities for Labour: his replacement as shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, is Labour's most effective politician and an economic heavyweight... more
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott was 'nervous' about the notorious claim that Saddam Hussein could launch weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes, the inquiry into the Iraq war hears... more
An official verdict on the legality of the Iraq war creeps closer after the Chilcot inquiry calls for international lawyers to submit their views on the conflict... more
The torture debate is once again raising the ugliest of heads. Following the revelations of MI5’s knowledge of torture in the Binyam Mohamed case, ministers have been hot in denial of any collusion in torture with the US or other allies... more
Britain's military top brass warned ministers that the rush to war would leave troops without proper equipment, the head of the armed forces reveal... more
The Iraq inquiry has a day off today - because of the Afghanistan conference, no doubt - which makes the sense of anticipation all the keener for Tony Blair's command performance tomorrow.... more
The appearance before the Chilcot inquiry of Lord Goldsmith, the Government’s senior legal adviser in the run-up to the war in Iraq, provides fresh embarrassment for ministers... more
In his testimony Sir Michael Wood, the senior lawyer at the Foreign Office until 2006, has spelled out the big questions Tony Blair must face at the inquiry on Friday... more
Video: Gordon Brown refused to give the Ministry of Defence the cash it wanted in the run-up to the Iraq war, former defence secretary Geoff Hoon claims... more
Ministry of Defence chiefs warned Downing Street days before the Iraq war that they 'devoutly desired' full UN backing to make the invasion legal, secret documents reveal
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British military chiefs were prevented from ordering equipment and mobilising reserves for the invasion of Iraq because Tony Blair wanted to keep his war plans secret, it has emerged... more
The beleaguered Met Commissioner leaves office tomorrow. What we need in his place is a solid, reassuring figure who will talk about crime and get the public back on side... more
New laws which could have allowed parts of the 7/7 inquest to be heard in secret were dropped by ministers in a second dramatic U-turn over anti-terror legislation... more
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was warned against trying to "panic" Parliament into fresh terror laws after a crushing Lords defeat of her 42-day detention plans... more
The Prime Minister has paid a visit to Canary Wharf, where he talked about wanting London to remain “one of the world's leading financial centres”
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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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