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Home Office worker ‘married his daughter so she could stay in UK’

18.11.09
Former Home Office worker under investigation for 'marrying' his daughter so she would be allowed to live in Britain... more

Wife beaters may be forced to register with police

16.11.09
NEW: Serial wife-beaters could be forced to register with police under proposals to be unveiled... more

'Jacqui Smith should not join Lords'

14.10.09
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith should not be given a peerage, parliamentarians warned... more

Jacqui Smith apologises over expenses claims

12.10.09
Latest: Former home secretary Jacqui Smith apologised for wrongly designating her family house as a second home for expenses purposes... more

Expenses row made it too hard to do job, admits Jacqui Smith

09.06.09
Jacqui Smith admitted the storm over her expenses made it more difficult for her to work as Home Secretary, it was claimed... more

Smith rethinks ‘unworkable’ law on men who pay for prostitutes

19.05.09
Jacqui Smith has been accused of retreating over plans to criminalise men who pay for sex with prostitutes... more

Smith faces new attacks over her 'second home' expenses claims

07.05.09
Jacqui Smith faced fresh controversy over her claim of tens of thousands of pounds for a taxpayer-funded second home... more

The ID card is on its last legs - just let it die with dignity

07.05.09
As Jacqui Smith's death notices are published in all the newspapers, one further Home Office corpse is still, for the moment, twitching... more

Cabinet rivalries led to Brown's defeat over Gurkhas, claims Keith Vaz

06.05.09
Cabinet infighting has been blamed for the Government's humiliating defeat over the Gurkhas... more

Cost of ID cards hits £5.3 billion

06.05.09
The cost of the Government’s identity card scheme has risen to more than £5.3 billion, an official report revealed today as ministers rebuffed new calls for them to be scrapped... more

Don’t pin the blame on me for Gurkhas, says Smith

01.05.09
Jacqui Smith was at the centre of an extraordinary blame game over who should carry the can for the Gurkha fiasco... more

Facebook entries will be logged under new surveillance powers

27.04.09
Details of Facebook messages, texts and internet gaming activity of every person in Britain will be logged under proposed new laws unveiled by Jacqui Smith... more

Jacqui Smith terror alert

20.04.09
A terrorist attack on Britain is “highly likely”, the Home Secretary told the Commons... more

Home Secretary faces the music

20.04.09
The Home Secretary was due to face the Commons as she battles to hold on to her job... more

Government 'committed' to helping Hillsborough families

20.04.09
Football: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said today the Government is "committed" to helping those who lost loved ones in the Hillsborough Disaster ... more

Ministers and Met in the dock

17.04.09
It has not been a good week for London's police or for their ultimate boss, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith... more

MP accuses Jacqui Smith of ‘running scared’ over Green fiasco

17.04.09
Jacqui Smith was accused of “running scared” when she ducked MPs’ questions about the police raid on Damian Green... more

Jacqui Smith sorry but unrepentant over expenses claims

07.04.09
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith defended her expenses claims amid fresh allegations that MPs are renting out flats to their own staff and fellow Parliamentarians... more

Clampdown on clampers

03.04.09
Cowboy wheel clampers face a crackdown under new proposals announced by the Government... more

Something fishy in the papers today

01.04.09
A report about enhancing energy from swimming salmon is one of several April Fool stories in today's newspapers... more

Porn in the home - it's the nation's dirty secret

01.04.09
One thing that seems to have been lost in the media blizzard surrounding the Home Secretary's dodgy expenses claims is the nature of the "entertainment" that was charged by Richard Timney - Jacqui Smith's husband - to the taxpayers' account... more

Porn film expenses: Let Smith get back to work says Brown

30.03.09
Gordon Brown has tried to defuse the row over Jacqui Smith's future by saying her expense claims for two porn movies were "a personal matter"... more

Jacqui Smith campaign is a gimmick says women's charity

09.03.09
Jacqui Smith was embarrassed by a campaigner who accused her of using "gimmicks" and "spin" as she launched the Government's domestic violence campaign... more

Ex-sleaze fighter criticises Smith

19.02.09
Jacqui Smith is failing to show moral "leadership" by maximising her MPs' expenses while millions suffer the recession, a former anti-sleaze chief has warned... more

Sleaze watchdog investigates Smith over home expenses

18.02.09
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will be investigated about her £116,000 Commons expense claims, anti-sleaze watchdogs confirmed... more

Intercept evidence 'may never be used'

12.02.09
Ministers have warned that intercept evidence might never be used in terrorist trials despite claims it could help secure more convictions... more

Crime rises on street where Jacqui Smith's home has armed guard

10.02.09
Crime has gone up in the London street where Home Secretary Jacqui Smith lives despite the presence of police armed with machineguns whenever she is there... more

Pressure on Smith over her £116,000 claims for family home

09.02.09
David Cameron has increased the pressure on Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for claiming taxpayers’ cash for her family home... more

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