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Lib-Dems slump in poll but Oldham voters’ grim mood could help Clegg

12.01.11
Liberal Democrat support has fallen to historic lows on the eve of the Coalition’s first by-election test... more

High Court to rule on Phil Woolas Commons challenge

03.12.10
Former minister Phil Woolas finds out today if he has been successful in his High Court bid to overturn a decision stripping him of his Commons seat... more

End of the road for Phil Woolas in High Court bid to save Commons seat

03.12.10
Former Labour MP Phil Woolas loses his High Court bid to overturn a decision stripping him of his Commons seat... more

Phil Woolas hopeful over Commons removal decision

16.11.10
Former minister Phil Woolas today launched his High Court bid to overturn a decision stripping him of his Commons seat, saying that freedom of speech at elections was at stake... more

To be a serious force, the Lib-Dems must stay ruthless

15.11.10
Shrewd Lib-Dems knew the Coalition’s birth pangs would cause angst. Nick Clegg must keep his nerve... more

MPs give cash to the Phil Woolas fighting fund

10.11.10
Angry Labour MPs and peers gave 'thousands of pounds' today to a defence fund set up for MP Phil Woolas... more

Backbenchers' fury at Harriet Harman over lying MP Phil Woolas

09.11.10
Harriet Harman endured a barrage of criticism from Labour MPs at a private meeting over her treatment of disgraced Phil Woolas, the Evening Standard has learned... more

Lying Labour MP Phil Woolas stripped of seat in election in race row

05.11.10
Former Labour minister becomes the first MP in nearly 100 years to be stripped of his Parliamentary seat for smearing his opponent... more

Hard man who is outspoken on race issues

05.11.10
Ambitious and blunt, Phil Woolas has never shied away from controversy... more

If we demonise migrants it reflects badly on us

27.05.10
Xenophobia merges ideas about race, religion and security with hatred and fear ... it harms all of us... more

Migration has hurt my family, admits Phil Woolas

25.02.10
Immigration minister Phil Woolas admits his own children have 'suffered' from the impact of migration... more

Minister: BNP wants election violence but we will stop them

24.02.10
BNP thugs will try to provoke violence during the general election campaign in London, a government minister has warns... more

Border officials put their lives on line, says minister

08.12.09
Immigration minister Phil Woolas sparked outrage after claiming border officials were 'putting their lives on the line' for Britain... more

Brown in summit over Calais 'shanty town' migrants

03.07.09
Gordon Brown is to hold talks with the French over a huge shanty town near Calais used by migrants trying to slip into Britain... more

Lumley bust-up with Minister over Gurkha 'betrayal'

07.05.09
Furious Joanna Lumley clashed with a minister after five former Gurkhas were told they could not settle in Britain... more

East European immigrants 'will stay in UK despite crunch'

06.04.09
The number of Eastern Europeans living in Britain will continue to rise despite ministerial claims that the recession will lead to many returning home, an official report has found... more

France rejects English plans to 'recreate' Sangatte camp

18.03.09
France's immigration minister has launched a scathing attack on Britain for suggesting a new detention centre for illegal migrants in Calais... more

Instant detention centre to deter Calais migrants

17.03.09
Ministers are planning to set up a detention centre in France to hold hundreds of migrants who are gathering in Calais in a bid to come to Britain... more

Instant detention centre to deter Calais migrants

17.03.09
Ministers are planning to set up a detention centre in France to hold hundreds of migrants who are gathering in Calais in a bid to come to Britain... more

It's too easy for migrants to stay here, says Woolas

12.03.09
Immigration minister Phil Woolas has admitted that it's "too easy" for foreigners to stay in Britain... more

Statistics body played politics in refinery row says minister

04.03.09
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has been urged to sack a minister who accused Britain's statistics body of "sinister" motives over immigration... more

Now it is 'British jobs for British graduates'

04.02.09
Curbs on skilled foreign workers coming to the UK may be imposed to keep jobs open for British graduates... more

Public 'backs action' as immigrants face 10-year benefit ban

08.12.08
Massive public support for cutting welfare benefits was claimed as the Government vowed to curb claims by immigrants... more

Only foreigners need apply ...

31.10.08
I have an uneasy relationship with my neighbourhood in Chiswick... more

Empty chair on Question Time as BBC tells the Government: No Woolas, no minister

23.10.08
The BBC barred the Government from its flagship Question Time programme after Immigration Minister Phil Woolas was withdrawn at the last minute... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

Migrants row minister is snubbed over debate

21.10.08
Embattled immigration minister Phil Woolas was under fire again as the Tories claimed he had been "pulled" from leading a Commons debate on border controls... more

Labour's left it too late to get a grip on immigration

20.10.08
The immigration minister Phil Woolas implies he will get tough. But, says the shadow Home Secretary, the Government is still not facing up to the problems... more

GM crops back on the table to combat world food crisis

19.06.08
Soaring food prices should force a rethink of Britain's strict curbs on genetically modified crops, Environment minister Phil Woolas has said... more


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