Number 10 has been forced to consider two ticklish options in relation to the future of the 513-acre Olympic Park. Option one: stand back and allow the Olympic Delivery Authority to accept the highest of three bids for half the Olympic village, allowing the Treasury to pocket a quick £500 million ... more
Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman hails from a world of privilege but she’s courting the party’s rank and file with a Left-wing agenda – and bookies are backing her to succeed Brown... more
Gordon Brown has quietly completed one of the most radical shake-ups in Downing Street's history by moving key staff into an open-plan "war room"... more
As the Prime Minister's September 'relaunch' flops, we reveal today how internal wars in No 10 are adding to Mr Brown's problems and could lead to another very embarrassing exit... more
While Alistair Darling’s interview for The Guardian was candid about the economy, his Budget speech in March — only four months ago, let us not forget — was decidedly less so... more
This week Harriet Harman is holding meetings in Downing Street and launching policy while the PM is away. Is she merely minding the shop - or positioning herself for power?... more
As MPs pack their bags for the summer holidays, we examine the restlessness among Gordon Brown's backbenchers and the bitter rivalries that are still destabilising Downing Street ... more
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