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£2m pledge to tackle Yemeni crisis

09.10.09
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3,000 people feared trapped in rubble of Indonesian earthquake

02.10.09
Up to 3,000 people may still be trapped under rubble after the powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia two days ago, the country's health ministry said today... more

Party to fight election £9m in the red

28.09.09
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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

Britain woos moderate Taliban as Brown signals end of push

27.07.09
Gordon Brown announced the end of the offensive to drive back the Taliban under operation Panther’s Claw... more

A courtly battle for the ear of King Gordon Brown

08.07.09
Picture, if you will, an embattled political leader, in the crossfire of advice from warring advisers... more

Cabinet ministers join scramble to pay back money

19.06.09
Three Cabinet ministers including would-be Chancellor Ed Balls have admitted over-claiming hundreds of pounds on their expenses for mortgages interest... more

We want to be chancellor but can't do expenses

19.06.09
The men who would be Chancellor - Labour's Ed Balls and Tory shadow chancellor George Osborne - today both admitted they had blundered in their Commons expenses and paid back money... 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

What they claimed: MPs expenses in full

12.05.09
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Jack Straw’s council tax dodge ... and Two Loos Prescott

08.05.09
Jack Straw charged the taxpayer for double the amount of council tax that he was actually paying for four years... 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

Does Gordon Brown need to be likeable to win the next election?

03.12.08
The Queen’s Speech today will play to the Prime Minister’s strengths but Labour’s deep unpopularity nags away at his revival... 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

Hail Gordon, king of a new world - for now

15.10.08
The PM has emerged as a 'superhero' in the financial crisis - it's the day job as PM that should worry him... 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

Brown to overhaul Queen's Speech

07.10.08
Gordon Brown is to radically overhaul his Queen's Speech to reflect the economic crisis and build on Labour's fightback in the polls... more

Brown takes control with 'mega-poll' day

07.10.08
Gordon Brown has moved to cement his new-found authority as Labour leader by combining next year's local and European elections on the same day... more

Sack Miliband or you'll look weak, MPs warn Brown

31.07.08
Gordon Brown has been warned by Labour MPs that he would look "weak" if he failed to sack David Miliband... more

The battle of Heathrow: how they line up

30.07.08
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Even Gordon would lose his seat

25.07.08
Gordon Brown lose his own seat if the jaw-dropping 22 per cent swing at Glasgow East were to be repeated at a general election... 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

Miliband lines up Purnell as Gordon grins and bears it

22.07.08
Tonight the PM will host a summer party at No 10 before he leaves for his holidays when he will have plenty of time to reflect on his increasingly troubled leadership... 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

Bring on the bright young Turks: they're Labour's only hope

07.05.08
The slump in Gordon Brown's popularity is focusing attention on the new generation of politicians who must step forward to rejuvenate their party... more

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