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'Ban the chorus of mobile phone calls and loud talking on trains'

05.09.11
Rail bosses and Boris Johnson are urged to consider putting 'quiet carriages' on Tube and Overground services... 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

Coalition leaders warned of hostility from backbenchers

13.12.10
David Cameron faced angry claims from Tory MPs that they are being treated more harshly than Liberal Democrats in the Coalition... more

Students battle riot police as thousands besiege Parliament over tuition fees

09.12.10
Thousands of students besieged Parliament this afternoon in a last-ditch battle to stop tuition fees trebling to £9,000... more

Conservative MP set to become first to resign over fees rise

08.12.10
Conservative MP Lee Scott was today poised to become the first government member to resign over the increase in tuition fees... more

More MPs warn Coalition they will rebel on crunch fees vote

07.12.10
Nick Clegg and David Cameron are facing growing revolts among their MPs over tuition fees... 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

David Cameron and Nick Clegg budge up on bench for kick-off

18.05.10
A big cheer rang out for David Cameron as he pushed his way through a crush of newly-elected Tories crowding the gangways... 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

Royal salute for fallen heroes of Helmand

14.07.09
Prince Edward joined the grieving families of eight young soldiers killed in Afghanistan’s bloodiest 24 hours as their loved ones were returned to them... 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

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

Lawyers charge NHS £75m in three years to settle negligence claims

17.11.08
Lawyers have charged London health trusts £75million to deal with medical negligence claims in the last three years, it was revealed... more

£180m negligence payouts in 3 years

30.10.08
The true scale of compensation payments to London NHS patients has emerged... more

Tesco’s US stores have Wal-Mart worried

12.09.08
Tesco's controversial foray into US supermarketing may be going better than many critics suggest... more

We weren't ready to open Terminal 5 admit BA bosses

07.05.08
British Airways bosses admit the opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5 should have been delayed because building work and testing had not been completed... more

Wal-Mart boss rewarded £16m

23.04.08
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, owner of Asda, paid its chief executive a package worth £16m last year... more

150 MPs call for a tougher test to save small shops

22.04.08
More than 150 MPs have demanded a tougher planning test for new supermarkets in a bid to protect small shops... more


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