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British military tells Obama not to dither as UN evacuates 600 workers

05.11.09
Latest: British military chiefs urged President Obama not to dither over Afghanistan as the allied death toll continues to rise... more

City Spy: Smart timing for Hutton to resign

30.06.09
One of the surprises of the recent reshuffle was John Hutton's decision to quit as defence secretary... more

BREAKING NEWS: John Hutton is to stand down

05.06.09
Defence Secretary John Hutton is to stand down from the Government for "family reasons" after approaching the Prime Minister some time ago... more

A premature case of green shoots?

05.06.09
Green shoots in the housing market? Don’t bet on it, says Nick Hopkinson of Property Portfolio Rescue. “The blazing headline statistics from Halifax indicate that the property market is booming at first glance,” he says, of figures showing prices rose 2.6% last month. “While this may be great PR for the now mainly public-owned bank, unfortunately this is not correct. House sales volumes remain at an all-time low, making trend analysis of monthly data from just one lender statistically meaningless.” Doesn’t sound like househunters have missed the boat just yet. ... more

Mr Brown’s musical chairs end in farce

05.06.09
The resignation of Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell transforms what was a wretched situation for Gordon Brown into a mortal threat to the PM's survival... more

Exit Iraq: British troops bow out of Basra

30.04.09
British military operations in Iraq officially ended as a ceremony to mark the completion of six years of combat missions took place in Basra... more

UK handed terror suspects to US for interrogation

26.02.09
Ministers will admit that Britain was involved in handing over terror suspects in Iraq to the US to fly to Afghanistan for interrogation... more

EU not sending enough troops to Afghanistan, says minister

19.02.09
Britain has criticised European countries for not providing a fair share of troops for the battle in Afghanistan... more

Britain prepares for pull-out from Iraq by 1 January

23.12.08
Britain's military commanders have been forced to prepare for a withdrawal from Iraq in eight days after the country's parliament put off a vote that would allow UK troops to stay beyond the end of the year... more

Hutton slashes defence spending across forces

11.12.08
Substantial cuts are to be announced by Defence Secretary John Hutton in a desperate attempt by the ministry to claw back a £1.5 billion overspend on equipment this year... more

More questions than answers in troubling conflict

13.11.08
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Afghanistan ‘like a world war’

11.11.08
John Hutton compared the Afghanistan campaign to the two World Wars as he paved the way to deploy more British troops against the Taliban... more

All these lives lost in Afghanistan - to no purpose

28.10.08
Gayle Williams, the British aid worker shot dead by the Taliban, was buried at the weekend, a day after another Briton, David Giles, was murdered in Kabul together with a South African colleague ... more

New fighter force at risk in defence cutbacks

14.10.08
The Government is to announce massive cuts in defence spending in the wake of the global economic crisis, insiders reveal... more

Why Sorrell should stay put and show gratitude

06.10.08
If there is one lesson among the many to be gleaned from the past few weeks, it is surely that big business cannot behave as though there is one law for itself and another for the little folk. ... more

Four new reactors on the way in nuclear deal

24.09.08
The South-East is set to bear the brunt of a new fleet of nuclear power stations as the Government today gave the green light to reactors in Kent, Essex and Suffolk... more

Hutton backs nuclear to secure fuel for Britain

22.09.08
John Hutton has pledged his support for nuclear energy to prevent Britain from relying too heavily on foreign fuel... more

Unions and the old Left bash Brown

22.09.08
Gordon Brown was battered by conference defeats at the hands of jubilant unions and the old Left this afternoon... more

Blairite Hutton's aide 'will quit after conference'

17.09.08
Business Secretary John Hutton's ministerial aide is poised to quit the Government, the Standard has learned... more

Windfall tax won't avert fuel crisis says minister

28.08.08
Business Secretary John Hutton rejected calls for a windfall tax on energy firms as he warned that households will struggle to pay their heating bills this winter... more

Sexism in City - and the truth about salaries

07.08.08
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Energy firms may have to pay windfall taxes

01.08.08
Energy giants may be hit with a windfall tax under proposals being considered by Alistair Darling, a Cabinet minister confirmed... more

New tip rule for restaurants does waiting staff a service

31.07.08
Restaurant and bar owners are to be banned from using tips to top up staff's pay to the minimum wage... more

£30 annual 'tax' for unlimited downloads to stop Net pirates

24.07.08
Moves to revolutionise music downloading - including a plan to scrap the current system of paying for each track and charge an annual fee - have been unveiled... more

Heathrow doesn't need third runway says top travel agent

24.07.08
A leading chain of travel agents has come out firmly against the proposed third runway at Heathrow... more

Hutton signals go-ahead for Heathrow expansion

14.07.08
A Cabinet minister has given a strong indication that the Government will give the go-ahead for plans to expand Heathrow Airport... more

Adding new laws to sort out job disputes? It just wouldn't work

03.06.08
Legal Analysis Joshua Rozenberg takes a look at Secretary of State for Business John Hutton's comments on the passing of new laws... more

Brown causes chaos by insisting on car tax rise

28.05.08
Gordon Brown risked sparking further fury over fuel taxes today as Downing Street defended plans to hit motorists with new charges... more

Angry motorists could force Darling U-turn

27.05.08
Cabinet minister John Hutton gave a strong hint that the Treasury will back away from plans to raise car taxes for millions of drivers... more

An ideal messenger - he makes the shocking sound dull

12.03.08
Mogadon man, the 21st century equivalent of being savaged by a dead sheep, the safe pair of hands who dropped a series of clangers: Alistair Darling... more

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