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The Truss affair - and lessons for the Tories

18.11.09
The more we hear about South West Norfolk Conservatives, the more the heart goes out to the poor candidates trying to penetrate the closed world of local Tory associations... more

Tories hit back at DPP in clash over human rights shake-up

22.10.09
Director of Public Prosecutions was strongly criticised by the Tory Party after making a powerful attack on David Cameron’s flagship plan to replace the Human Rights Act... more

Tory plan to cut DNA files ‘risks letting killers go free’

16.09.09
Tory plans to cut the size of the “Big Brother” state would allow murderers and rapists to escape justice, Home Secretary Alan Johnson claimed... more

Three murders by prisoners freed to create space in jails

31.07.09
More than 65,000 prisoners have been let out of prison early to ease overcrowding... more

Now Sir Elton John and friends abandon PM as Labour gala fails to sell out

11.06.09
Labour has failed to sell out a gala fundraising dinner with Gordon Brown, casting more questions over the Prime Minister's future... more

Tory: Meaningless jail terms let thug free to kill students

09.06.09
Failings that left a convicted knife thug free to murder two brilliant French students were the result of "utterly meaningless" prison sentences, the Conservatives have claimed... 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

We will protect adults who tackle yobs, pledge Tories

02.01.09
Adults will be encouraged to confront unruly teenagers without fear of prosecution under Tory plans... more

Police 'screen out half of crime to hit targets'

23.12.08
Police in London are failing to investigate half of all reported crimes, it has emerged... more

Met chief ‘must quit for calling Tories corrupt’

22.12.08
The Tories called on a Met chief to consider his position despite his unreserved apology for describing the party as “wholly corrupt”... more

Mr Quick and a lack of judgment

22.12.08
Mr Quick was right to withdraw his remarks but it remains worrying that he made them in the first place... more

'Cowardly' Smith attacked for U-turn on police votes

18.12.08
Boris Johnson's deputy launched an extraordinary attack on Jacqui Smith after she blamed the Mayor for her U-turn on publicly elected police authorities... more

Met to be criticised for 'unjustified' raid on Tory MP's homes

10.12.08
Scotland Yard is likely to be criticised by the independent police inquiry into the arrest of Tory MP Damian Green, the Standard has learned... more

DNA of one million innocent people held illegally by police

04.12.08
DNA samples of up to a million people held by police on a national database may have to be destroyed after the Government lost a landmark European legal ruling ... more

Beckett doubt on how many homeowners will be helped

04.12.08
Fresh doubts were raised today over how many homeowners will be saved from repossession by Labour's new mortgage scheme.... more

Cabinet under pressure

02.12.08
The fall-out from the Damian Green affair drew closer to Gordon Brown today as the Tories demanded to know what role the Cabinet Office played.... more

Immigration influx last year was second highest on record

19.11.08
More than 500,000 foreigners migrated to Britain last year as net immigration rose to its second highest level on record... more

Tories call for tougher control of immigration

20.10.08
The Tories have issued a new call for tougher curbs on immigration as they warned that more than 80 per cent of migrants to Britain since 1997 came from outside the EU... more

Back these vital public projects

20.10.08
AHEAD of a week of figures likely to confirm that a severe economic downturn is already under way, the responses from Labour and the Conservatives are very different... more

Phones log plan 'is awful Big Brother nightmare'

15.10.08
Ministers warned by their own anti-terrorism watchdog that plans to log every phone call, email and internet visit in the UK could turn into a Big Brother nightmare... more

Law

08.10.08
London’s practitioners give the lead to the nation and by implication to the rest of the world in every field. ... more

The gold Standard party

07.10.08
The most influential people in London gathered at the launch of the Evening Standard's glossy magazine The 1000: London's Most Influential People 2008... more

You can't ask us to confront gangs, says stab widow

01.10.08
The widow of a father-of-two who was stabbed to death after challenging a gang has criticised calls to stand up to unruly youths... more

Have-a-go heroes 'need protection'

30.09.08
Have-a-go heroes will be protected from prosecution or even arrest under Tory plans ... more

Town hall staff given power to hand out fines

27.08.08
Hundreds of civilians have been given police powers to issue fines, inspect vehicles and seize alcohol from under-age drinkers... more

Met chief admits force has failed to stem violence

18.08.08
The Met has failed to make any impact on teenage violence in London in the past three years, the officer in charge of tackling teen gangs told the Evening Standard... more

Tests show e-passports can be cloned in minutes

06.08.08
New microchipped passports meant to prevent identity theft can be cloned in minutes, it has been claimed... more

Probation boss warns there is no simple cure to problem

15.07.08
Gordon Brown has been warned against "spectacular innovations" in the fight against crime as the Government reels from a U-turn on tackling knife offenders... more

Knife crime policy in shambles

14.07.08
Labour's knife crime crackdown is in chaos within 24 hours of being revealed... more

Foes, as well as friends, must have justice

19.06.08
This week, two obtuse and fanatical London Muslims who manifestly hate the West witnessed great British justice... more

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