David Cameron today insisted the Tories had fought a 'good campaign' in the Coalition’s first electoral test — despite the party’s vote collapsing... more
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will hold his latest Cabinet awayday amid opposition claims that taxpayer-funded trips are being used for Labour campaigning... more
NEW: David Cameron faces renewed attacks over his abandonment of a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty after one of his MPs vows to campaign for a public vote... more
A Liberal Democrat frontbencher billed the taxpayer for a second home in central London and then rented it out to an MP after being made a peer... more
Commons Speaker Michael Martin will set out expenses reform plans to MPs in a bid to quell rapidly-escalating demands for him to quit over his handling of the scandal... more
A great fanfare for Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell’s declaration that the unemployed will be required to undertake some work. Er, haven’t we heard all this before?... more
Commons Speaker Michael Martin may be pressed to take early retirement at the next election in the wake of the Damian Green affair, the Standard has learned.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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