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Vince Cable leads boundaries backlash

13.09.11
Vince Cable is leading a backlash against plans to radically redraw London's parliamentary map... more

Gaddafi's downfall: a warning to all tyrants

22.08.11
The fall of Tripoli is bringing to an end one of the Arab world's must unpleasant dictatorships, that of Colonel Gaddafi. While Libya's future is uncertain, that has to be a cause for celebration, and far beyond Libya too... more

Victory is in sight but Libya still needs our help

22.08.11
Not with a bang but with a whimper, Colonel Gaddafi's brutal regime, which crushed the Libyan people for almost half a century, is on the verge of extinction... more

Human rights groups urged to take part in torture probe

04.08.11
Human rights groups and lawyers have been urged to 'think again' after saying they would boycott an inquiry into the alleged torture of UK terror suspects... more

MPs at loggerheads over move to cut Olympia Tube services

29.07.11
Two London MPs at odds over plans to stop running Tube services to and from Kensington Olympia on weekdays to free up trains, track and signals on the District line... more

MPs demand right to make spy chiefs reveal secrets

13.07.11
Spy chiefs could be forced to hand information to Parliament under radical reforms of the intelligence watchdog... more

William Hague and former foreign secretaties push for 'no' vote on AV

29.03.11
William Hague joins forces with four predecessors as foreign secretary to warn that changing the UK's voting system could damage its influence in the world ... more

Seeing through the fog of war in Libya

22.03.11
After a third night of bombing by coalition forces in Tripoli, the eventual outcome of this intervention is no more clear than before. That is not unexpected... more

A risky path but Libya intervention is right

21.03.11
The air strikes against Libyan government targets have had one good outcome: the rebel stronghold of Benghazi did not fall, as it would otherwise have done, and the inevitable massacre of rebels did not take place... more

William Hague considers arming Libyan rebels as Gaddafi forces sweep eastwards

14.03.11
William Hague raised the prospect of arming Libya's rebels as Colonel Gaddafi swept eastwards with waves of strikes by war planes, tanks and battleships ... more

Time is running out to help Libya's rebels

14.03.11
The Foreign Secretary's latest comments on the situation in Libya reflect the steady hardening of Britain's position on the unfolding civil war there... more

Keeping control orders is the least bad option, says Malcolm Rifkind

04.01.11
Senior intelligence expert piles more pressure on David Cameron not to scrap control orders... more

VAT rise starts a hard year for the Coalition

04.01.11
The rise in VAT from 17.5 to 20 per cent marks the start of what is likely to be an uncomfortable year for the Government... 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

We can’t move Commons protesters without a new law, says council

12.08.10
Protesters in an 'ugly' makeshift campsite outside the House of Commons could remain there indefinitely... more

Nick Clegg defends vote reform referendum amidst Tory revolt

27.07.10
Nick Clegg defends plans to hold the referendum on voting reform on the same day as elections in Scotland and Wales, as signs emerge of a growing revolt among Tory backbenchers... more

MPs’ fury at new protest camp on Parliament Square pavement

22.07.10
MPs have voiced their anger over a new protest camp set up only yards from where Democracy Village was dismantled in Parliament Square... more

Health fears as Parliament Square 'sewer camp' costs taxpayer £250,000

12.07.10
Fears are growing over the health hazard posed by the 'peace camp' in Parliament Square... more

Tories: If we want power, we’ll have to give ground on voting

10.05.10
Senior Tory MPs today signalled they might back concessions on electoral reform to clinch a deal with the Liberal Democrats... more

Sir Malcolm Rifkind: Wrong to blame crash on Chinook crew

04.01.10
An official inquiry finding that blamed two 'impeccable' RAF pilots for the Chinook crash that killed 29 military and intelligence personnel was described as 'simply unsustainable'... more

Tory grandees who make thousands from their job on the side

19.10.09
Tory grandees criticised during the expenses scandal have been raking in thousands of pounds from second jobs, the Standard reveals... more

David Cameron rocked by Tory backlash on Europe

05.10.09
Conservative party conference: David Cameron struggles to prevent Tory in-fighting overshadowing conference... more

People's Debate: Time to reform the constitution

16.06.09
Britain is in desperate need of constitutional reform and should change its electoral methods in the wake of the expenses scandal, Standard debate concludes... more

Politicians must hand back power to the people

04.06.09
The current political crisis is a transformation that demands a fundamental shift in the way we think about democracy ... more

Public are just jealous, says MP

21.05.09
A Tory grandee who was forced to quit over his expenses claims said that he is a victim of “jealousy”... 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

Miliband 'failed to help hunt for model feared murdered abroad'

17.03.09
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is accused of failing to take action over a British former model feared to have been murdered in Hungary... 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

Senior Tories earn thousands from banks they criticise

22.01.09
The Tory shadow cabinet has been raking in thousands of pounds in cash and perks from failing banks... more

Violence fears over rival London protests

07.01.09
There were fears of violent street clashes in London after it emerged that a mass pro-Israeli rally has been planned for minutes after a demonstration against the country's attack on Gaza... more


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