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Reservoirs dog IDS as he faces seat carve-up

15.09.11
Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith is set to contest plans to carve up his London seat, the Standard has learned... more

Iain Duncan Smith warns David Cameron against plan to close hospital

07.04.11
Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith today warned David Cameron against closures at a London hospital as the revolt over NHS reforms escalated... more

Stay firm on prisoner votes, Boris Johnson tells David Cameron

11.02.11
The Mayor waded into the row over prisoner votes today, telling David Cameron to 'stick to his guns' in a showdown with European judges... more

MPs call for change to allow Kate’s daughter to be Queen

18.01.11
MPs launch fresh attempt to change laws that discriminate against any daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton in succession to the throne... more

MP claims £11 from taxpayer for video of her maiden speech

03.12.10
London MP claimed expenses for a video of her maiden speech to the Commons, documents from the parliamentary watchdog reveal today... more

Vladimir Putin ‘probably knew of plot to poison spy’

02.12.10
Anger grows over alleged corruption and “mafia” activities in Vladmir Putin’s Russia following the latest WikiLeaks files... more

Gordon Brown faces Labour revolt over higher tuition fees as voters voice opposition

09.04.10
Gordon Brown is facing a rebellion from Labour ranks over plans to increase student tuition fees... more

London chairman of Ukip suspended over racist remarks

08.04.10
Leading member of the UK Independence Party suspended from post as London chairman after being accused of posting racist remarks on a magazine’s website... more

Cheating MPs in £1m expenses payback day

04.02.10
The full scale of the MPs' expenses scandal is laid bare in a day of shame and chaos for Parliament... more

Expenses watchdog failed to use common sense, says cleared MP

01.02.10
Senior Labour MP blasts expenses auditor Sir Thomas Legg after he successfully appealed against a repayment demand... more

MPs' expenses - what your MP claimed - A-H

18.06.09
List of London MPs' expenses... more

WORLD: Britain sold arms to Sri Lanka while civil war raged

02.06.09
Britain sold military equipment worth more than £13.6 million to the Sri Lankan government in the last three years of its civil war with the Tamil Tigers... more

London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

MPs face probes on homes and sex in the Commons

23.03.09
The row over Commons expenses leads to demands for the second home allowance to be scrapped for MPs living within commuting distance of London... 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

I make no apology for travel - it is part of my job

30.12.08
One of Britain's globetrotting backbench MPs has been on almost £250,000 worth of free trips in a year... more

All around the world for £1.4 million

30.12.08
Globetrotting backbench MPs have received £1.4million of free trips in a year - flying first class, staying in five-star hotels and getting a daily cash allowance... 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

Labour rebellion on post offices slashes majority

20.03.08
Five senior London Labour MPs rebelled last night in a vote against the closure of post offices... more


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