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House prices hit one-year high but rise is slowing

30.10.09

NEW: House prices are higher than they were a year ago for the first time since the start of the recession... more

City fury at George Osborne’s bonus war on bankers

26.10.09

George Osborne faced attacks from all sides after the shadow chancellor called for a clampdown on big bonuses... more

Government borrowing surge costs us Ł63m a day

20.10.09

Government borrowing ballooned to nearly Ł80 billion in the first six months of the year — a staggering Ł425 million a day ... more

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

Belly laughs at ‘diversity’ night but dancers hide before Harman arrives

29.09.09

Labour heavyweights let their hair down at their party conference’s annual diversity night... more

Plan for education cuts draws furious response

21.09.09

Government looks set to unveil further public spending cuts this week despite facing angry criticism over possible Ł2 billion cost-cutting programme in schools... more

Cabinet summonded to No 10 as Gordon Brown sharpens spending axe

18.09.09

Cabinet ministers summoned one by one to Downing Street as Gordon Brown takes out his spending axe in earnest ... more

City Spy: Lehman’s dressing down from Nomura

06.08.09

It's been almost a year since Japan’s Nomura acquired Lehman’s international operations, and apparently the remaining workers from Team Dick Fuld are finding it tough to fit in. An early problem came about when the Japanese broker kicked off a training session for new recruits by separating the men and women ... more

Tories plan 'bonfire of the quangos'

06.07.09

The education quango that scrapped traditional history lessons would itself be axed by the Tories in a bonfire of faceless bureaucracies, David Cameron said... more

Don’t spare ‘inefficient’ schools and NHS from spending cuts, says audit watchdog

01.07.09

Frontline NHS and education services are "inefficient" and should not be exempt from spending cuts, Britain's public services watchdog has warned... more

Minister admits Labour will raise tax ... if it wins election

11.06.09

Labour may increase taxes again if it wins the next election, Treasury minister Liam Byrne has signalled... more

Leave YouTube to the kids and sharpen up

29.04.09

Germans say you have to leave a city to appreciate what it really looks like: so I have had a couple of weeks away from scrutinising British politics and the re-entry is bracing... more

What the tale of two Damians tells us

16.04.09

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'Nasty Tories' beat retreat on hunting and spending cuts

07.04.09

David Cameron was forced to fend off fresh accusations that the Tories are the "nasty party"... 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

New Labour is dead – but who will lead the fightback?

11.03.09

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Mandelson dragged into row over oligarch bail-out

23.02.09

Lord Mandelson's aides said he has ruled himself out of making any decision to bail out a UK van-maker owned by his friend Oleg Deripaska... more

Deep down, Gordon knows full well that he's on a losing streak

11.02.09

If Mr Brown thought the recession would be his saviour, that faith in ill winds blowing good looks pretty shaky now... more

Free childcare and money for poor to tackle class divide

13.01.09

Free childcare for deprived youngsters and new laws to narrow the gap between rich and poor were unveiled by ministers as they vowed to end Britain's "class divide"... more

Cameron refuses to ban his team from part-time posts

23.12.08

David Cameron came under fire after it emerged that he had agreed the shadow cabinet could keep lucrative second jobs... more

Tens of thousands face pension cut in 2009 after blunder

16.12.08

Tens of thousands of retired public sector workers will see their income drop by hundreds of pounds from next year because of a pensions blunder, ministers admitted... more

Tory David Davis could face police investigation over 'security leaks'

11.12.08

Tory MP David Davis faces a possible police investigation over his claims that his party has been passed national security secrets, Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell signalled... 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

Also tipped for a job...

03.10.08

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Byrne tipped to be given enforcer role in Cabinet

02.10.08

Immigration Minister Liam Byrne is set to be promoted to the Cabinet in a mini-reshuffle... more

Ruth Kelly’s exit overshadows PM

24.09.08

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Gordon stole the show but is now upstaged by Ruth

24.09.08

The PM’s speech staved off calls for his removal but Ruth Kelly’s departure is a reminder of a deeper malaise... more

Jet stream blamed for August's downpours

21.08.08

London is on course for one of the wettest Augusts on record after just four dry days all month so far... more

Big spender Gordon's plan to save his skin

06.08.08

The PM is preparing an autumn offensive to restore his standing - at the cost of yet more public debt ... more

T5 fiasco led to foreigners entering UK unchecked

22.07.08

Staff blunders during the early days of Heathrow's Terminal 5 allowed international passengers to enter the country without going through vital security checks... more