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Could do better: how to stop our schools failing

19.10.11
After a good start, the Coalition needs to go further if it is to deliver a world-class education system... more

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

Progress checks for two-year-olds to identify learning problems

06.07.11
Every two-year-old attending nursery is to undergo a progress check to identify any learning problems, the Government is to announce... more

Lib-Dem seats at risk due to boundary review shake-up

06.06.11
Almost a quarter of Liberal Democrat seats could disappear at the next election due to a shake-up of the electoral map, according to a new study... more

'Cut red tape and give children under five more time to play'

30.03.11
Young children should be left to play and not burdened with a 'cumbersome, repetitive and bureaucratic' curriculum, a review said ... more

Care of special needs children to get shake-up

09.03.11
Children with special needs will be assessed by education, health and social care experts at the same time under proposals to overhaul the current 'confusing system', the Government announced today... more

Ministers outline new support package for children with special educational needs

09.03.11
Ministers unveil plans for the biggest overhaul of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities in 30 years ... more

Delays on Tube are so bad that 11 million qualify for travel refund

09.03.11
More than 14 million Tube passengers suffered delays of 15 minutes or more for the 12-month period ending in January, new figures reveal... 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

Lib-Dem activists give party chiefs a bloody nose over education reforms

20.09.10
Liberal Democrat activists inflict an embarrassing defeat on Nick Clegg by voting overwhelmingly against the Coalition’s plans for 'free schools'... more

Play area cuts in ‘back yard’ of minister for children

12.08.10
Children's minister Sarah Teather is under pressure to fight cuts to new playgrounds as a £430,000 scheme in her constituency faces the axe ... more

Coalition axe falls on plans for children’s playgrounds

11.08.10
Hundreds of planned new children’s playgrounds are to be axed under government cuts... more

Sarah Teather tribute to party worker killed by lorry

03.08.10
Children's minister Sarah Teather pays her respects to a Liberal Democrat party volunteer who died after he was hit by a lorry near his home... more

David Cameron puts finishing touches to new government

14.05.10
More ministerial appointments will be unveiled as David Cameron finalises his coalition government... more

Sarah Teather gets Lib-Dems a consolation win

07.05.10
Sarah Teather salvages a dire Liberal Democrat performance in London by scoring a sensational victory over Labour in Brent... more

Voters with wrong papers sent away in Brent

06.05.10
More than 50 voters in the key battleground of Brent Central are turned away from polling stations after they were issued with the wrong ballot papers... more

Now it’s Nick Clegg’s turn to blunder over sending under-18s to war

29.04.10
Nick Clegg makes a gaffe of his own after suggesting soldiers under 18 could be sent to a war zones... more

Labour's Dawn Butler sorry over Lib-Dem rival's expenses claim

20.04.10
Cabinet Office minister issued a legal apology to her Liberal Democrat rival after falsely describing her as a “hypocrite” over expenses... more

Lib-Dems stick to the 'old-tech' tactics in Brent

16.04.10
London Battlegrounds: Surrounded by party volunteers Vince Cable, the politician voters would trust most to rebuild the economy, is stuffing envelopes in a nondescript Neasden office block... more

Dream of renting not buying a home, minister tells affluent Londoners

17.03.10
Well-off people in London and the South-East should aspire to live in a rented home, says a minister... more

Nine out of 10 young families in London cannot afford home

09.03.10
Ninety per cent of couples under 40 with children in London cannot afford to get on the housing ladder, a government housing advisory body says... more

Margaret Hodge accused of 'copying' BNP over migrant benefits crackdown

04.02.10
Margaret Hodge was accused of “copying” the BNP after calling for tougher rules on migrants getting benefits... more

London MPs will lose second homes cash in expenses payback

04.02.10
Former ministers Barry Gardiner and Joan Ryan have paid back the largest sums of all London MPs... more

Met cops it for £280,000 after putting the wrong fuel in their cars

05.01.10
It's hardly detective work to find out whether your car takes leadfree petrol or diesel, yet the Met spent nearly £280,000 repairing vehicles filled with the wrong fuel... more

School fears for future in town regeneration

23.09.09
Secondary school which would be demolished in plans to transform Brent Cross has appealed to councillors to safeguard its future... more

MP lines up with cash-and-carry millionaire to fight £4billion Brent Cross makeover

02.09.09
To the casual observer, the proposed £4billion regeneration of London's first shopping mall is good news. Brent Cross shopping centre will be reborn, with 7,500 homes, three rebuilt schools, a railway station and 27,000 jobs... 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 asked again on police station closures

10.07.08
Plans to close up to 60 police stations in London are to be put out to fresh public consultation... more

Petrol firms making £3m every hour

29.04.08
Shell and BP were accused of profiteering as they revealed combined profits of £7.2 billion - made in just three months... more


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