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Ruth Kelly fumes at £1,000 car rental 'rip-off'

11.09.09
Former transport secretary Ruth Kelly has told of her battle for compensation after a costly car hire experience in France... more

Women Against Gordon outnumber few who keep faith

04.06.09
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

Basic maths and English test dropped

02.04.09
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

Teachers ‘lack commitment’ to reading reforms

26.01.09
Schools are failing to implement government reforms of the teaching of reading three years after they were announced, a review warned... more

‘The It Bag is dead: the whole thing was just getting revolting'

06.10.08
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

Hoon is latest MP to reject Brown reshuffle

29.09.08
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

Don't drift to the Left: a warning from Ruth Kelly

26.09.08
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

Analysis: Plotting, paranoia, enmity and dark threats

25.09.08
Like a ship's captain watching the mercury plummet before his eyes, Gordon Brown knows a hurricane is heading his way... more

Brown ready for showdown with rebels after Kelly leak

25.09.08
Gordon Brown is preparing for a showdown with rebel Labour MPs on the day the Commons returns from its summer break... more

Boris 'on Fantasy Island' over airport in estuary

24.09.08
Ruth Kelly has launched a searing attack on Boris Johnson's "Fantasy Island" plan to move Heathrow... more

'Downing St dirty tricks behind outing of Kelly'

24.09.08
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

Minister with long links to Miliband

24.09.08
As a devout Catholic mother of four, Ruth Kelly has for years struggled to make family life fit around her political ambition... more

No. 10 blamed for Kelly's exit

24.09.08
Gordon Brown's fightback was plunged into chaos after Ruth Kelly quit the Cabinet... more

Ruth Kelly’s exit overshadows PM

24.09.08
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Politics' favourite euphemism

24.09.08
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

Sketch: Quiet woman rains on PM's parade

24.09.08
A lesson in life for Gordon Brown: beware quiet women... more

Gordon stole the show but is now upstaged by Ruth

24.09.08
The PM’s speech staved off calls for his removal but Ruth Kelly’s departure is a reminder of a deeper malaise... more

Our crush on the car is costing us all too dear

19.08.08
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

Eco-protest hits Gatwick

07.08.08
Eco-activists breached security at Gatwick airport in a protest against short-haul flights... more

Drivers face £5 toll on motorways into London

16.07.08
Toll lanes may be introduced on motorways around London under a £6 billion congestion-busting scheme announced... more

Comment: Back on track

14.07.08
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

Kelly to fast-track Crossrail Bill

14.07.08
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly is seeking to push the Crossrail Bill through Parliament before MPs and peers go on their holidays... more

Race study delays Heathrow decision

08.07.08
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

Does London need a bigger Heathrow?

23.05.08
Ruth Kelly has come under fire over the expansion of Heathrow and been accused of "extreme moral cowardice" over the controversial plans... more

Video highlights of the debate

23.05.08
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Kelly pledges 14,500 more seats for busiest routes

09.04.08
Commuters on one of London's busiest routes were given the promise of nearly 400 extra carriages to tackle overcrowding... more

T5 debacle could cost BA £50m in lost flights and payouts

31.03.08
The terminal 5 fiasco could cost British Airways as much as £50million, City analysts have said... more

Kelly attacks 'wrong sums on buses'

12.03.08
Ruth Kelly has weighed into the London mayoral campaign with an attack on Boris Johnson's bus policy... more

M1 fast lane is brought to a standstill before it even opens

07.03.08
A flagship car-sharing lane on the M1 is to be scrapped because of safety fears before it even opens, the Evening Standard has learned... more

£5 toll plan for motorways to Heathrow and Gatwick

04.03.08
Motorists face being charged up to £5 to use a special toll lane to get from London to Heathrow or Gatwick... more

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