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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

Jubilee line closures to go on next year

09.10.09
Weekend shutdowns on the Jubilee line are expected to continue into next year, the Standard has learned... more

Bruce Forsyth forced to apologise over 'paki' row

09.10.09
Bruce Forsyth forced to backtrack by BBC after he said the nation should get a 'sense of humour' about the Strictly Come Dancing race row... more

Rod Liddle: Maybe I was wrong to say I wouldn't sleep with Harriet Harman

02.10.09
Rod Liddle has outraged feminists with his sexist comments about Harriet Harman but he tells Viv Groskop he's really on their side... 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

Politicians living near Keens don't claim for second home

03.04.09
Husband and wife London MPs Alan and Ann Keen, who have together claimed £213,000 of taxpayers' money for a second home in the capital, came under renewed fire... 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

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

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

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

Petrol: Brown fears panic buying

25.04.08
Gordon Brown has pleaded with oil workers to call off a strike that threatens to spark a fuel crisis... more

Post Office closures 'hit London residents hardest'

28.02.08
Residents of Merton have the worst post office access in Britain, it is claimed... more

£4.5m for chiefs in charge of closing our Post Offices

21.02.08
Royal Mail bosses raked in £4.5 million in bonuses last year - more than enough to bail out the 169 London post offices facing closure... more

Post offices disappear from London

19.02.08
Royal Mail today sounded the death knell for London's post office network - with a total of 169 branches facing the axe... more

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