The WAGs are coming for Gordon. In the Prime Minister’s turmoil, a striking fact is how many of Labour’s senior female ranks are now in at the kill. “Women Against Gordon” is the name they have privately given themselves... more
Ministers have abandoned plans to raise standards in basic maths and English — 24 hours after figures showed thousands of children were failing to master the “three Rs”... more
Anya Hindmarch has made a £20 million fortune selling luxury bags. A fashion Influential, here she explains how she will survive now that the bubble has burst... more
Gordon Brown's hopes of a wideranging Cabinet reshuffle were dealt a fresh blow today after his Chief Whip Geoff Hoon made clear he did not want to be moved... more
Ruth Kelly, the Cabinet minister who this week announced her resignation, has issued a stark warning to New Labour of a fatal "drift to the Left"... more
Claims of "dirty tricks" and "black ops" by Downing Street were rife as allies of Ruth Kelly feared she had become the latest victim of a campaign to flush out Labour rebels... more
Ruth Kelly is the latest in a line of ministers who quit to spend "more time with the family" - a euphemism for frustration since Norman Fowler left the Thatcher Cabinet in 1990... more
No one should be in the least bit surprised that despite massive public opposition the Government is pressing on with its plans for road pricing, with trials of cars fixed with the dreaded "black boxes" set to begin in the next few weeks... more
Today's signals that the transport secretary, Ruth Kelly, intends to push through the necessary legislation for Crossrail before Parliament rises for the summer recess are most welcome... more
A Government decision on a third runway at Heathrow has been delayed until the end of the year - to allow time for a "race and gender impact" study of the plans... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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