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Miliband 'picks fight with party' by trying to scrap shadow cabinet elections

24.06.11
Ed Miliband is facing a backlash after announcing plans to scrap elections to his top team... more

This referendum is about a lot more than vote reform

23.02.11
The upcoming national ballot concerns not so much the Alternative Vote system as Cameron versus Clegg... more

Britain sent sniper rifles to Gaddafi just before his troops began killing

23.02.11
Britain approved the export of sniper rifles to Libya just months before marksmen began murdering protest- ers in Tripoli... more

‘Block peerage for breeding gaffe Tory Lord Flight’

26.11.10
Labour turns up the heat on new peer Howard Flight by formally asking David Cameron to block his seat in the House of Lords... more

More will lose benefits as Iain Duncan Smith targets ‘culture of dependency’

11.11.10
Britain is in a “national crisis” because so many unemployed people have become dependent on benefits, Iain Duncan Smith says... more

David Cameron has to stay upbeat as the cuts start to bite

25.10.10
The Coalition cannot be seen as merely an inflicter of pain while Labour presents itself as the party of growth... more

Alan Johnson named shadow chancellor over Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper

08.10.10
Ed Miliband stamps his authority on Labour’s economic policy by surprisingly naming Alan Johnson as shadow chancellor... more

Ed Miliband secures place on Labour leadership ballot paper

25.05.10
Ed Miliband becomes first contender for the Labour leadership to secure the 33 official nominations from fellow-MPs needed to get his name on ballot paper... more

A Dragon has put non-doms back in the spotlight

15.04.10
Like Duncan Bannatyne of Dragons’ Den, people are increasingly fed up with things they perceive to be unfair... more

Labour manifesto focuses on reform of public services

06.04.10
Pledges to crack down on under-performing public services are contained in a draft Labour manifesto being finalised this week... more

The depressing truth is that we must fund party campaigns

22.03.10
City Editor's Comment: The general election campaign is underway and already the political arguments are being lost in a welter of accusations and counter-accusations about the sources of each party’s campaign donations... more

Fair trade sales up 12% despite recession

22.02.10
Fair trade sales have risen 12 per cent to reach an estimated retail value of £800 million despite households tightening their spending, figures show... more

Gordon Brown appoints three to 'co-chair' election campaign

11.01.10
Gordon Brown appoints three people to share the chairmanship of daily Labour election campaign meetings as he sought to patch up internal divisions... more

Jon Cruddas tipped for shadow cabinet post

08.01.10
Left-winger Jon Cruddas is in line for a senior shadow cabinet post if Labour lose the general election... more

Gordon Brown escapes Iraq inquiry grilling until after poll

23.12.09
Gordon Brown's grilling by Iraq War inquiry dramatically postponed until after general election... more

Mandelson back in his old role as election mastermind

23.11.09
Lord Mandelson has started masterminding Labour's election campaign with six months until the expected polling day, according to reports... more

Labour appoints chief of the tweets for online election war

19.08.09
Labour has appointed a Twitter 'czar' as the party gears up for an online war in the run-up to the general election... more

Prescott blasts Harman for party's 'lack of fight'

05.06.09
Harriet Harman faces calls to be sacked as party chairman as John Prescott furiously blamed her for botching Labour's election campaign and "lacking the will to fight"... more

MPs’ adviser trained Haringey on media

26.05.09
A media consultant involved in MPs’ expenses scandal was paid £5,000 by Haringey council officials to advise them on their disastrous public response to the death of Baby P... more

Gould in fresh row as Erith vote enters final day

15.05.09
The selection battle for one of Labour’s safest London seats entered its final day today amid fresh controversy... more

Labour election cash runs low

05.03.09
Labour will fight the next election without the money or army of supporters that won it three terms in office, a Cabinet minister has admitted... more

Israel rejects calls for ceasefire as 'unrealistic'

31.12.08
Israel has rejected calls for a Gaza ceasefire hours after Iranian protesters stormed the British embassy in Tehran... more

Thousands of troops home from Iraq next year

07.11.08
Thousands of British troops will be withdrawn from Iraq next year, a Cabinet minister said... more

UN chief visits Congo to help end the misery of war

04.11.08
The UN secretary-general will visit East Africa to add his weight to efforts to end the crisis gripping the DR Congo... more

Campbell is recalled to beef up election team

07.10.08
Alastair Campbell is set for a return to the political frontline ahead of next year's Euro and local elections... more

Labour's biggest fear is a Brown Stalingrad

23.07.08
As MPs pack their bags for the summer holidays, we examine the restlessness among Gordon Brown's backbenchers and the bitter rivalries that are still destabilising Downing Street ... more

2,000 youth envoys draft action plan for leaders

10.07.08
Up to 2,000 sixth formers are gathering for a ground-breaking conference aimed at boosting youth participation in national life... more


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