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Liam Byrne RSS feedHouse prices hit one-year high but rise is slowing
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<b>NEW:</b> House prices are higher than they were a year ago for the first time since the start of the recession2009-10-30T09:02:42ZCity fury at George Osborne’s bonus war on bankers
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George Osborne faced attacks from all sides after the shadow chancellor called for a clampdown on big bonuses2009-10-26T06:36:44ZGovernment borrowing surge costs us £63m a day
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Government borrowing ballooned to nearly £80 billion in the first six months of the year — a staggering £425 million a day2009-10-20T11:49:55ZMPs disclose contents of expenses letters
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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 2008-92009-10-14T10:30:24ZBelly laughs at ‘diversity’ night but dancers hide before Harman arrives
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Labour heavyweights let their hair down at their party conference’s annual diversity night2009-09-29T08:01:15ZPlan for education cuts draws furious response
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Government looks set to unveil further public spending cuts this week despite facing angry criticism over possible £2 billion cost-cutting programme in schools2009-09-21T05:36:26ZCabinet summonded to No 10 as Gordon Brown sharpens spending axe
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Cabinet ministers summoned one by one to Downing Street as Gordon Brown takes out his spending axe in earnest2009-09-18T08:17:56ZCity Spy: Lehman’s dressing down from Nomura
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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 women2009-08-06T05:42:49ZTories plan 'bonfire of the quangos'
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The education quango that scrapped traditional history lessons would itself be axed by the Tories in a bonfire of faceless bureaucracies, David Cameron said2009-07-06T08:36:17ZDon’t spare ‘inefficient’ schools and NHS from spending cuts, says audit watchdog
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Frontline NHS and education services are "inefficient" and should not be exempt from spending cuts, Britain's public services watchdog has warned2009-07-01T08:17:15ZMinister admits Labour will raise tax ... if it wins election
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Labour may increase taxes again if it wins the next election, Treasury minister Liam Byrne has signalled2009-06-11T08:31:57ZLeave YouTube to the kids and sharpen up
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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 bracing2009-04-29T07:28:10ZWhat the tale of two Damians tells us
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2009-04-16T13:32:59Z'Nasty Tories' beat retreat on hunting and spending cuts
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David Cameron was forced to fend off fresh accusations that the Tories are the "nasty party"2009-04-07T08:32:31ZCameron still needs a remedy for fragile post-boom Britain
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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 ambiguous2009-03-18T09:00:31ZNew Labour is dead – but who will lead the fightback?
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2009-03-11T08:51:24ZMandelson dragged into row over oligarch bail-out
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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 Deripaska2009-02-23T09:26:11ZDeep down, Gordon knows full well that he's on a losing streak
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If Mr Brown thought the recession would be his saviour, that faith in ill winds blowing good looks pretty shaky now2009-02-11T08:33:16ZFree childcare and money for poor to tackle class divide
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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"2009-01-13T09:42:36ZCameron refuses to ban his team from part-time posts
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David Cameron came under fire after it emerged that he had agreed the shadow cabinet could keep lucrative second jobs2008-12-23T14:47:09ZTens of thousands face pension cut in 2009 after blunder
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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 admitted2008-12-16T08:29:39ZTory David Davis could face police investigation over 'security leaks'
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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 signalled2008-12-11T14:25:33ZCabinet under pressure
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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.2008-12-02T16:29:27ZAlso tipped for a job...
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2008-10-03T08:40:15ZByrne tipped to be given enforcer role in Cabinet
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Immigration Minister Liam Byrne is set to be promoted to the Cabinet in a mini-reshuffle2008-10-02T08:51:06ZRuth Kelly’s exit overshadows PM
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2008-09-24T07:51:05ZGordon stole the show but is now upstaged by Ruth
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The PM’s speech staved off calls for his removal but Ruth Kelly’s departure is a reminder of a deeper malaise2008-09-24T07:43:50ZJet stream blamed for August's downpours
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London is on course for one of the wettest Augusts on record after just four dry days all month so far2008-08-21T07:40:17ZBig spender Gordon's plan to save his skin
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The PM is preparing an autumn offensive to restore his standing - at the cost of yet more public debt2008-08-06T08:41:44ZT5 fiasco led to foreigners entering UK unchecked
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Staff blunders during the early days of Heathrow's Terminal 5 allowed international passengers to enter the country without going through vital security checks2008-07-22T08:28:36Z