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The Afghan albatross around the PM’s neck

04.09.09
Eric Joyce’s condemnation of Gordon Brown's strategy in Afghanistan comes as the PM attempts to re-state his commitment to the war in a major speech... more

Brown speeds up troops' exit with switch to training Afghan soldiers

04.09.09
Gordon Brown has accelerated his exit strategy from the Afghanistan war... more

Time for spinning is gone, now we need a leader with a plan

04.09.09
Gordon Brown is giving powerful hints that he wants to start bringing the troops home from Afghanistan next year... more

Brown ‘losing grip’ as Labour critics avoid punishment

03.08.09
Gordon Brown faced claims government discipline is breaking down after refusing to reprimand a Cabinet minister and a ministerial aide who went off-message... more

Brown 'losing grip' as Labour critics avoid punishment

03.08.09
Gordon Brown faced claims government discipline is breaking down after refusing to reprimand a Cabinet minister and a ministerial aide who went off-message... more

Schools are the key to real social mobility

21.07.09
The report by the former health secretary, Alan Milburn, into social mobility which is published today contains a bold bid for mass appeal: its claim that the middle classes are being excluded from the professions... more

Jacqui, we’re all on the gravy train

30.03.09
The row over the Commons gravy train deepened as Jacqui Smith and other MPs were revealed to be claiming the maximum or near to the limit allowed for second homes... more

Battering for Brown as Cameron polls 52%

18.09.08
Labour panic increased as a landmark poll gave David Cameron a massive 52 per cent rating... more

Blairite Hutton's aide 'will quit after conference'

17.09.08
Business Secretary John Hutton's ministerial aide is poised to quit the Government, the Standard has learned... more

Army museum shows art linking 7/7 to Iraq war

02.07.07
Leading British pop artist Gerald Laing has sparked controversy after his painting of the 7 July bombings went on display... more

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