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Miliband's reshuffle calls on new talent in fight against Coalition

07.10.11
MPs from the 'class of 2010' have rocketed into the shadow cabinet as Ed Miliband injected new blood into his top team... more

Labour blasts 'alarming' rise in waiting times for NHS treatment

28.09.11
Waiting times for NHS treatment in London and the South-East have soared, Labour claims... more

Labour slams Tories over hospital cuts across London

21.03.11
Labour launch new campaign to save the NHS in London as hospitals faced closures and job cuts ... more

Tory Right-wing tell Andrew Lansley not to bow to Lib-Dems over NHS

15.03.11
Tory Right-wingers warned Health Secretary Andrew Lansley not to bow to Lib-Dem demands to water down health reforms ... more

More carrots, less stick in new push for health

30.11.10
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is accused of stealing ideas as he announces plans to tackle the nation’s health problems... more

Great Ormond St risks losing £16m after budget review

08.11.10
Services for critically-ill children at Great Ormond Street Hospital could lose £16million in cuts... more

Why hot potato Alsop can be found down at the dairy

26.03.10
Will Alsop is to architecture what Tracy Emin is to art... more

Minister defends saying 'repossession can be good'

11.02.10
Housing Minister John Healey dismisses calls for him to apologise for saying the “best thing” for some people was to have their homes repossessed... more

New rules to hit student flat-shares in London

29.01.10
Shared houses and flats in London could become a thing of the past if ministers changes the rules, it is claimed... more

Boris Johnson's housing plan will fail poor, says minister

19.01.10
Boris Johnson's housing plans will benefit the well-off at the expense of the poor, a Cabinet minister said... more

Minister for repossessions nets £88,000 profit on flat

11.12.09
Housing Minister John Healey made a profit of £88,000 from his taxpayer-funded second home, it was revealed... more

New powers will give homes to local people

04.12.09
Councils handed the right to give priority to local people when allocating council houses in a move designed to counter the 'myth' of queue jumping by migrants... more

Government plan to pay £500 to snoop on your neighbour

30.11.09
Members of the public will receive £500 rewards to "shop their neighbours" via telephone hotlines and special websites... more

Electric car plug rules relaxed

17.11.09
Planning rules hacked back to encourage the spread of electric cars in London and other big cities... more

Labour launches attack on benefit cheats to woo working families

31.07.09
Crackdown on cheats and scroungers was launched as Labour tried to revive its support among beleaguered working families... more

Firms outside London face levy to help fund £16bn Crossrail

19.05.09
Businesses outside the capital could be forced to pay towards Crossrail under plans being pushed by the London Mayor... more

Labour faces local polls defeat

11.03.09
Labour MPs are braced for heavy losses in the summer local elections which would further weaken Gordon Brown's grip on power... more

Crackdown on councils' 'fat cat' bosses

21.01.09
"Fat-cat" town hall chiefs are facing a crackdown over their huge salaries under plans to keep a lid on council taxes, local government minister John Healey warned... more

'Full speed ahead' for Crossrail despite business levy protests

04.12.08
Boris Johnson said Crossrail is on the fast track to completion despite protests from business chiefs at being forced to pay towards the £16billion project... more

London councils to slash services in cash squeeze

26.11.08
Key council services face the axe because of low levels of government funding... more

Prescott ‘told councils to invest for high interest’

10.10.08
Tory councils are blaming John Prescott for encouraging them to invest in Icelandic banks with high rates of interest... more

London councils suffer from Iceland banking crash

09.10.08
London town halls face raising council taxes and cutting spending in the wake of the Icelandic banking crash... more

No prison for rebel council tax pensioners

02.07.08
Pensioners who refuse to pay council tax are to be spared jail - but will have the debt seized directly from their bank accounts instead... more


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