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Army General quits 'after rows with ministers'

25.09.09
Government face fresh criticism of its treatment of British troops in Afghanistan after senior Army general quit in an apparent row over policy... more

Tories repay £250,000 in show of ‘atonement’

25.06.09
David Cameron today ordered his MPs to repay almost £250,000 in wrongly claimed expenses... more

Politicians who are standing down

05.06.09
These are the politicians who have announced they are quitting since the expenses scandal engulfed Westminster last month... more

Taxpayer to foot £1m bill for MPs' farewell

29.05.09
The 12 MPs who plan to stand down at the next election in the wake of revelations over their expenses will cost the taxpayer more than £1 million... more

'Public should have say over pay-offs for shamed MPs'

29.05.09
Voters should be able to veto "golden goodbyes" for disgraced MPs, Nick Clegg said today.... more

Careers crash in just two weeks

28.05.09
In just two weeks, Julie Kirkbride and Andrew MacKay's careers as MPs have been swept away by public fury over their expenses. This is how events unfolded:... more

Obama's brother-in-law to run for MP in Bracknell

28.05.09
Barack Obama's brother-in-law is to challenge for the Conservative seat left vacant by MP Andrew MacKay in Bracknell... more

Underfire Kirkbride claimed for £50k extension for brother

28.05.09
Tory backbencher Julie Kirkbride's career hangs by a thread as anger grows over her expenses amid new revelations that taxpayers part-funded a £50,000 extension at her flat so her brother could live there ... more

Julie Kirkbride quits over expense claims

28.05.09
Tory MP Julie Kirkbride succumbs to intense pressure over expenses as Luton South Labour MP Margaret Moran also announces her resignation ... more

Devolver Dave - a man who likes to have his own way

27.05.09
The Conservative leader's thoughts on constitutional reform would make for one of the shorter works in political literature... more

Go and face your public, Tory leader Cameron orders Julie Kirkbride

27.05.09
David Cameron told embattled MP Julie Kirkbride to go out and face her angry constituents by holding meetings explaining her second home claims... more

Family affair: Kirkbride in battle over sibling staff

26.05.09
Tory MP Julie Kirkbride employs her sister as a £12,000-a-year secretary despite her living more than 100 miles from her Commons and constituency offices... more

Allowance budget was £109.3m

26.05.09
MPs were set for a record £109million in expenses in the current year before being forced to curb claims... more

MPs who will stand down

26.05.09
These are the MPs who have announced they are quitting the Commons since their expenses claims were revealed in detail for the first time this month... more

Why Energy MPs show the system is rotten

21.05.09
The current scandal over expenses underlines a wider truth about how key Commons committees are failing to hold industry to account... more

MPs whose expenses might interest the police

18.05.09
MPs whose expenses might interest the police include...... more

Extremists have no real support in the East End

18.05.09
It's not that important! It really isn’t!” Stephen Fry got it wrong about MPs’ expenses, but we could surely adopt his catchphrase for the rise of the BNP... more

Labour support slumps to 22% as voters show fury

15.05.09
Labour's support was in meltdown as a new poll showed the party had slumped to a record low of 22 per cent... more

Cameron aide quits over home that did not exist

14.05.09
One of David Cameron’s closest aides claimed a second home allowance “for years” when he only had one home... more

Profile: Mr and Mrs Expenses

14.05.09
Just twenty-four hours ago, Andrew MacKay, a long-standing Tory MP and a key member of David Cameron's inner circle assured the local paper for his Bracknell constituency there was nothing 'unreasonable' in his expenses... more

Top Labour and Tory MPs are first victims in expenses scandal

14.05.09
Former minister suspended in day of panic-induced scalpings at Westminster which also saw a Tory MP resign as aide to David Cameron and two peers publicly disgraced... more

The moment anti-terror police raided top Tory's office inside Parliament

02.12.08
This is the moment when police invaded the sanctity of Parliament to raid Tory MP Damian Green's office... more

Hard life in Little Box of Sweets

14.08.08
If Little Box of Sweets lacks the power of real drama it doesn’t stint on the difficulties a peasant girl probably still faces.... more

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