News

HEADLINES:

Derek Conway

Latest articles

Henry Conway confesses his father may have set expenses saga in motion

30.10.09

As Westminster fumes over the leaked details of Sir Christopher Kelly's report on MPs' expenses, one family fully appreciates already the perils of employing wives and children at the House of Commons. Remember the Conways?... more

MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09

These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

Gordon Brown's speech at-a-glance

29.09.09

... more

Tory anger at latest sleaze

23.06.09

Tories at Westminster and City Hall rounded on Ian Clement amid claims that the scandal raised questions over the Mayor�s judgement... more

MPs' scandal and dilemma for lobby journalists

27.05.09

Every night for the past three weeks, all those parliamentary journalists who are not fortunate enough to work for the Daily Telegraph have been involved in an embarrassing routine. They wait on tenterhooks until 10pm to read the latest instalment of the Telegraph's revelations on MPs' expenses ... more

Senior Tories used expenses to fund country estates

12.05.09

David Cameron risked a war with his party�s grandees as he prepared to discipline MPs who used taxpayers cash to subsidise their country estates... more

A costly day of shame for Gordon Brown - and a party out of touch

08.05.09

What a very expensive day for Labour: the newspaper leak, well ahead of the formal summer publication, of key ministers' claims for refunds on their living costs, is another blow to the dented authority of the Government ... more

Tory's email message: I don't intend to get poorer

24.04.09

A Tory frontbencher has defended MPs' pay and expenses - stressing he did "not intend to become personally poorer" at this stage of his career... 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

Ministers admit: 'We pay our husbands and wives'

12.03.09

Nearly 30 members of the Government employ their family at the taxpayer's expense, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

The real priorities of child protection

12.03.09

There will inevitably be an element of d�j� vu about today's report by Lord Laming into child protection services in England... more

�43,000 drinks bill for banker clearly not feeling the crunch

20.02.09

A city banker stunned staff at a Soho club by running up a bar bill of more than �40,000 in a single night... more

Conway told to pay back public money and say sorry

29.01.09

Disgraced MP Derek Conway has been ordered to repay �3,700 he gave his son from public funds... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09

A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

Public has 'disturbingly' low trust in ministers

10.11.08

Trust in government ministers has fallen to a fresh low, Britain's sleaze watchdog warned... more

London MPs boost pay and expenses by sitting on hands

04.07.08

London MPs are pocketing a huge cash bonanza from the taxpayer, the Standard can reveal... more

London MPs pay bonanza

25.06.08

The MPs of inner London constituencies are in line for a £4,584 pay rise - an inflation busting seven per cent... more

Mrs Thatcher the temptress - and a woman who knew all about the seductive powers of politics

05.06.08

A controversial new film about the young Margaret Thatcher's ten-year struggle to become an MP is to be screened next week. Edwina Currie reveals Mrs Thatcher wasn't afraid to use the seductive powers of politics.... more

Lee Jasper: I'll fight to gain Kate Hoey seat

07.05.08

Former mayoral aide Lee Jasper makes an audacious bid for a safe Labour seat in the capital ... more

Prince Harry returns to active duty with royals' night out at Mahiki

04.04.08

The young royals descended en masse to their favourite haunt Mahiki on Dover Street on Thursday night, a trip organised by Henry Conway, son of the disgraced Tory MP Derek Conway. Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were seen with their cousin Prince Harry for first time since his return from active duty in Afghanistan... more

Introducing the other Geldof girl: Now Fifi Trixabelle hits the party scene

06.03.08

Her sisters Pixie and Peaches Geldof have developed a reputation as Boomtown Brats, but last night it was Fifi Trixabelle's turn to hit the London party scene... more