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Vince Cable gets tough on executive pay

19.09.11
Vince Cable is to renew his campaign to curb the pay and perks of top executives by signalling that firms will have to publicly justify handing out multi-million pound packages... more

City Spy: Bankers are clapped and cheered - shock!

07.09.11
That rarest of events happened at the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel - a bank being clapped and cheered... more

David Cameron must breathe new life into the Coalition

25.07.11
The Prime Minister needs to review his policies and reshuffle the ministers charged with delivering them... more

Red-tape reduction for UK's small businesses

31.05.11
A reduction in EU red tape for Britain's small businesses could save firms as much as £300 million a year, UK business minister Ed Davey has said... more

RMT leader Bob Crow has called for 'immediate talks' with Mayor Boris Johnson

09.05.11
Boris Johnson is involved in a furious row with government ministers over his handling of the union that is threatening the longest series of Tube strikes ever... more

These NHS reforms deserve a rethink

09.05.11
There is already jostling in the Coalition as both Nick Clegg and David Cameron try to take credit for changes to the Government's NHS reforms... more

David Cameron must act against Tube strikes

05.05.11
London faces the grim prospect of six days of strikes on the Tube, this month and next, after a vote by the RMT union... more

Prince Andrew's special trade envoy job 'not an open one,' says Labour MP

04.05.11
A Labour MP has called for a competitive recruitment process for the role give to Prince Andrew by the Queen ... more

MPs fury over 'incompetent' expenses watchdog after wrong 'name and shame' list

04.02.11
MPs accused the Commons expenses watchdog of 'incompetence' after several were named as having their claims rejected when they were actually paid in full... more

New retirement rules 'will help young and old'

13.01.11
Scrapping compulsory retirement at 65 will boost the economy and end 'discrimination' against older workers, a government minister claimed... more

Lib-Dem ministers voice unease over Coalition policies

22.12.10
String of Lib-Dem ministers privately voice unease about coalition policies on welfare reform and university tuition fees in recordings made by undercover reporters posing as constituents... more

Tories turn on David Cameron after he lets Vince Cable survive

22.12.10
Vince Cable clings on after being humiliatingly rebuked by the Prime Minister for claiming to have 'declared war' on Rupert Murdoch... more

Lib-Dem activists vent their anger by quitting the party

10.12.10
Nick Clegg faces a wave of resignations from his party over university fees and benefit cuts... more

Coalition pact hits Lib-Dem support in London

20.09.10
A third of Londoners say they are less likely to vote Liberal Democrat because of the power-sharing deal with the Tories, our poll reveals ... more

‘Nimby’ ministers fight to save their local magistrates’ courts

11.08.10
Government accused of 'rank hypocrisy' after it emerged that Tory and Liberal Democrat ministers are campaigning against spending cuts in their constituencies... more

Firms condemn 'rush' to axe default retirement age of 65

29.07.10
Business chiefs accuse the Government of rushing the scrapping of the default retirement age at 65... more

Royal Mail to be privatised 'within three years'

23.07.10
The Royal Mail is likely to be partly or wholly-privatised within two to three years, postal minister Ed Davey says... more

Union leader attacks ‘old politics’ of Royal Mail sell-off plan

20.05.10
David Cameron put himself on course for a bruising clash with the postal unions today by unveiling plans to part-privatise Royal Mail... more

Four London hospitals in the frame for closure of units claim Lib-Dems

26.01.10
Row over London NHS cuts deepened with claims that a maternity unit and an accident and emergency unit in the capital are secretly earmarked for closure... more

Ann Keen's answer to expenses question: Get stuffed

16.10.09
Five London MPs are refusing to say if they are being asked to repay part of their Commons expenses... more

NHS to train Gaddafi doctors in new Libyan deal

15.09.09
EXCLUSIVE: Libyan doctors will be trained by the NHS in deal agreed by Cabinet ministers with Colonel Gaddafi's regime ahead of Lockerbie bomber's release... more

Double our pay to £130k says senior Tory MP

19.08.09
David Cameron today distanced himself from a senior Tory who wants MPs’ salaries doubled to £130,000... more

UK diplomat 'goes native' with North Korea eulogy

17.03.09
Britain's ambassador to North Korea has been accused of "going native" after writing an extraordinary eulogy of life under dictator Kim Jong II... 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

Commuters hope for cheaper tickets from fare zone review

06.01.09
Thousands of commuters may get cheaper tickets from a new review of the capital's fare zones... more

Hague's golden gift of the gab

05.01.09
William Hague made between £65,000 and £95,000 from speeches and hosting award ceremonies while the country plunged into recession... more

Europe threatens legal action over London's high pollution

23.12.08
Britain is being taken to court because of illegal levels of air pollution in London... more

Nannies first to go as City job losses and pay cuts hit home

19.09.08
The after-shocks of this week's global banking crisis are already starting to sweep through the London economy... more


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