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Emma Thompson: BNP would love your university

06.11.09
Emma Thompson attacks a university for failing to accept enough ethnic minority students - and said the BNP would like it there... more

MEP faces jail after admitting expenses scam

05.11.09
An MEP faces prison after dramatically changing his plea mid-trial to admit cheating the taxpayer over his expenses... more

Now we need to see how David Cameron will deal with the EU

04.11.09
Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove the Communists from power... more

Tax take from the City cut by more than half in the slump

29.07.09
The financial crisis has seen the tax paid by the City more than halve over the past two years, it emerged today ... more

Hedge fund laws threaten London’s future as financial hub, Boris warns

09.07.09
Boris Johnson and George Osborne warned the Government that London’s future as an international financial centre was in danger from new EU red tape... more

Vital for City to keep close eye on Tory intentions

26.06.09
With the prospect of a Conservative government growing ever greater, business leaders are suffering from a bad attack of "Be careful what you wish for, in case you get it".... more

Another night of Labour humiliation

08.06.09
It is always rash to assume in politics that things cannot get any worse.... more

Greens are London's biggest winners as Labour plunges to fifth in suburbs

08.06.09
Labour suffered a humiliating rout in the European elections as it was pushed into fifth places in dozens of areas around Britain - although it clung on to second in London... more

Gordon Brown accused of 'fear and smears'

08.06.09
Gordon Brown was clinging on despite another ministerial resignation and savage attacks on his leadership... more

Full London results

08.06.09
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This anti-Europe spasm will take Britain nowhere

08.06.09
The Euro-sceptics’ triumph will not lead to withdrawal – just impotence, warns a former Europe minister ... more

Nervous wait for Brown as future hangs in balance

04.06.09
Gordon Brown faces a nail-biting wait which could see him propelled from Number 10 in the wake of a voter backlash at the polls... more

Shamed MEPs to receive part of £20 million pay-off

02.06.09
Three MEPs accused of abusing their expenses will be paid hundreds of thousands of pounds as part of a £20 million retirement package for British MEPs... more

Week could spark leadership bid

01.06.09
Gordon Brown faces a week of pressure that could trigger a leadership coup... more

UKIP embarrassed over poster poser

27.05.09
The United Kingdom Independence Party was left embarrassed after party posters were put on empty phone boxes built without planning permission... more

I'll still vote Tory, says the £5m donor expelled for backing UKIP

27.05.09
One Sunday, three months ago, Stuart Wheeler received a curt email from the Tory chairman, Eric Pickles, saying he'd been expelled from the party ... more

I'll restore the balance of our lunatic fringe

20.05.09
Opinion polls: Love Them or Hate Them or Don't Know or Other, there are an enormous number of them around at the moment... more

BNP threat at the polls is looking hollow

18.05.09
The backlash against the big parties is undeniable but it doesn't seem to be benefiting the BNP as much as you might think... more

Brown ready to axe backbencher who claimed for phantom mortgage

18.05.09
Another MP was facing suspension from the Labour party after it emerged that he colluded with Commons officials to make inflated expenses claims... 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 asks voters to topple PM next month

05.05.09
David Cameron urged voters to use next month's local and European elections to help oust Gordon Brown... more

I won't beg to stay in Tory party, says donor

30.03.09
Millionaire Stuart Wheeler said he would not beg David Cameron to let him remain a Tory member after he offered a donation to a rival party... more

Tory donor threatens to defect over Europe

18.09.08
David Cameron is threatened by the possible defection of one of the Tories' biggest donors in a row over Europe... more

Hard times spur urge to merge

06.05.08
Merger and acquisition activity doesn't cease when the econony turns down - it just changes... more

Election Diary

24.04.08
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Ukip mayor would freeze immigration to the capital

17.04.08
UKIP's candidate for Mayor has pledged to fight for a five-year freeze on immigration to the capital... more

Election Diary

11.04.08
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The candidates standing for Mayor

25.02.08
Click here to read about the candidates running for Mayor... more

The other candidates standing for Mayor

20.02.08
Click here to read about the other candidates running for Mayor... more

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