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
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 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 people to share the chairmanship of daily Labour election campaign meetings as he sought to patch up internal divisions... more
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
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
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
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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