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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

Dull is good for the Tories - but Boris Johnson is better

06.10.09
A photograph in the Daily Mail of George Osborne appears next to one of Piers Morgan, inviting readers to spot the likeness... more

The Baroness too proud to eat humble pie

23.09.09
The Attorney General would arouse more sympathy if she had the sense to sound sorry for her error of judgment... more

Tories 'need more top women'

28.04.09
Pressure to appoint more women to the Conservative Party's top team was growing today... more

Small shops 'would get up to a 50% tax relief' under Tory plan

06.03.09
Tens of thousands of small shops and firms in London would get a tax cut under a Conservative shake-up of business rates... more

Pity poor mothers: the nanny always wins

05.03.09
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'Nannygate' MP cleared of sleaze

03.03.09
Senior Tory Caroline Spelman is set to keep her shadow cabinet job after a report into the "Nannygate" affair found her guilty only of inadvertent breaches of Commons rules... more

MPs to rule on Spelman sanctions for 'nannygate'

24.02.09
MPs are considering whether Tory frontbencher Caroline Spelman should be punished over the "nannygate" affair... more

'Nannygate' report is handed to MPs

24.02.09
The report into the "nannygate" allegations against Tory frontbencher Caroline Spelman has been delivered to MPs... more

One in five London shops to go bust, warns tycoon

16.02.09
London's high streets are set to take on the appearance of boarded-up wastelands as the number of retailers expected to go bust rockets... more

Pay-as-you-throw bin tax trials thrown out

21.01.09
Pay-as-you-throw bin taxes were killed off after town halls boycotted trials of the new levies... more

Clarke’s back and promptly takes aim at Mandelson

19.01.09
David Cameron has radically reshuffled his shadow Cabinet and brought back Ken Clarke as shadow business secretary... more

Young Tories joke about Maddy and Baby P

09.01.09
A Tory activist has been expelled for joking about dressing up as Madeleine McCann at a fancy dress party where another guest went as Baby P... more

Darling: We are far from through this recession

07.01.09
Alistair Darling has admitted the recession is "far from through" and signalled dramatic new measures to promote recovery... more

Tory chairman Spelman in clear over 'nanny on expenses' claim

06.01.09
Tory chairman Caroline Spelman will not be sacked from the shadow cabinet after a long-awaited inquiry into the "nannygate" affair cleared her of serious wrongdoing, party sources say... more

Cameron fuels talk of reshuffle for Tory cabinet

16.12.08
David Cameron has sparked reshuffle speculation by saying he was always keen to strengthen his team... more

Two-jobs Osborne cuts back on his heavy workload

13.11.08
George Osborne is cutting down on his extra job as "unofficial party chairman" after concern that his performance as shadow chancellor is suffering... more

Putney MP is tipped for key role in Tory cabinet

14.07.08
Two high-flying Tory women MPs are expected to be drafted into the shadow cabinet as David Cameron bids to build on his "feminist" credentials and sharpens up his team to face Gordon Brown... more

Holiday UK for party leaders

11.07.08
David Cameron and Gordon Brown will take summer holidays in the UK as they seek to persuade voters they are tightening their belts in the economic slowdown... more

Tory chief faces new nanny row

27.06.08
Conservative Party chairman Caroline Spelman's woes appeared to deepen with claims that her own secretary first raised concerns about her parliamentary expenses... more

Tory MEPs told to publish expenses or face ban

23.06.08
The Tory leader has threatened to oust Conservative MEPs who refuse to publish details of their expenses claims... more

Working mothers are still in the doghouse

16.06.08
I think the managing editor of this paper would take a dim view if I tried to claim childcare on expenses but then he wouldn't be very happy if I stung him for half of John Lewis's kitchen department either.... more

No, Nadine - these perks just look like a scam to us

11.06.08
That the rules in Westminster and Brussels are so broadly drawn and so feebly enforced that freeloading is not technically theft in no way makes the behaviour of politicians more palatable... more

Election Diary

25.03.08
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Boris in secret talks to hire City Hall executives

25.03.08
Tory mayoral candidate Boris Johnson is holding secret talks with potential executives to run City Hall if he defeats Ken Livingstone... more

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