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MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09
These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

28 Tory Westminster candidates 'working in lobbying'

25.09.09
At least 28 prospective Conservative candidates in winnable seats are working in the lobbying industry, according to the results of an investigation... more

Tory’s £1,250 per hour for writing

29.06.09
Sennior Tory Michael Gove is earning up to £1,250 an hour for a newspaper column, the Tories disclosed today... more

Tories ditch second jobs in attempt to outflank voter fury

22.06.09
Tory policy chief Oliver Letwin leads a rush of shadow Cabinet ministers giving up lucrative second jobs... more

What they claimed: MPs expenses in full

12.05.09
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David Cameron: Pay back expenses or you’re sacked

12.05.09
David Cameron warned Tory MPs to pay back ‘dodgy’ expenses or be sacked... more

Tories in trouble - claim for 25 lightbulbs

11.05.09
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Cabinet chief puts ministers in clear over ‘smeargate’

15.04.09
The Conservatives formally protested as Gordon Brown escaped an inquiry into the No 10 dirty tricks scandal... more

Brown is besieged by Labour big guns

14.04.09
The Downing Street dirty tricks row has deepened into a full-scale attack on Gordon Brown's leadership ... more

Cameron still needs a remedy for fragile post-boom Britain

18.03.09
The Tory leader has made a strong attack on the PM’s record. But he won’t reassure voters until his own instincts are less ambiguous... 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

Ray Lewis: My assassins have not heard the last of me

18.11.08
Disgraced Boris aide Ray Lewis talks for the first time about why he quit as deputy mayor — and how the shockwaves from the affair have led to a funding crisis at his inspirational academy for troubled youngsters... more

Revealed: why Boris had to draw blood in the battle for power

20.08.08
The departure of first deputy mayor Tim Parker is being seen as a blunder by Boris. But it was the millionaire businessman's own thirst for power that led to his downfall... more

'Sicknote' culture costs taxpayers £3.8bn a year

19.08.08
Ministers were today urged to end the "sicknote" culture among public sector workers after new figures showed that absenteeism is costing the taxpayer a record £3.8 billion a year... more

Tories to set out how they will run the country at party rally

11.08.08
David Cameron will seek to propel the Tories towards government at his party's autumn rally by openly talking about how they would run Britain... more

Policy wonk now playing vital role as Tory moderniser

24.07.08
Nicholas Boles prefers to stay out of the limelight, beavering away on whichever task the Tory leadership has given him... more

Comment: Exciting times at the Tories' feeder school

22.07.08
Think tanks surely ought to be boring. Yet when Policy Exchange held its summer party recently, guests had to crush themselves into the room... more

Firms told to boost union numbers to win state contracts

15.07.08
The Prime Minister is doing favours for the unions by ordering firms that bid for government contracts to promote membership, it was claimed... more

Mayor's team 'too busy' on election to vet deputy

11.07.08
Boris Johnson's team failed to vet disgraced deputy mayor Ray Lewis thoroughly because they were focused more on campaigning than on making detailed preparations to run City Hall... more

Meet Boris's £75m Prince of Darkness

10.07.08
In his first interview, wealthy businessman Tim Parker reveals what made him give up the boardroom to become the Mayor's chief of staff for the nominal salary of just £1... more

Tory bid to insulate Cameron from scandal

07.07.08
Senior Conservatives are holding an urgent review of the Ray Lewis affair in a bid to protect David Cameron from similar scandals if he wins power... more

Aide was link to Central Office and a big hitter

23.06.08
The loss of James McGrath will be a major blow to Boris Johnson... more

Tories use London takeover as 'dry run' for government

09.05.08
David Cameron is using Boris Johnson's takeover of City Hall as a "dry run" for his own first 100 days in government, the Standard has been told... more

Who's in and who's out

07.05.08
The energy of London is nowhere more reflected than in the shifting balance of power among its thoughtmakers, trendsetters and leaders. Every week, Gideon Spanier looks at who's in and who's out. ... more

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