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Sarah Teather gets Lib-Dems a consolation win

07.05.10
Sarah Teather salvages a dire Liberal Democrat performance in London by scoring a sensational victory over Labour in Brent... more

Lib-Dems stick to the 'old-tech' tactics in Brent

16.04.10
London Battlegrounds: Surrounded by party volunteers Vince Cable, the politician voters would trust most to rebuild the economy, is stuffing envelopes in a nondescript Neasden office block... more

Ann Keen's answer to expenses question: Get stuffed

16.10.09
Five London MPs are refusing to say if they are being asked to repay part of their Commons expenses... more

London MPs in stampede to offload their second homes

26.05.09
London’s MPs are frantically dumping second homes as their expenses bill of almost £10 million a year comes under the spotlight... more

Moat expenses MP says sorry and steps down

19.05.09
The Tory MP who claimed for clearing the moat at his country estate said today he is to stand down at the next general election... more

Gordon Brown sets up punishment panel for expense cheats

19.05.09
Labour MPs are facing mass expulsions after Gordon Brown finally got tough over the expenses scandal setting up a “star chamber” with the power to kick out MPs guilty of claiming too much... more

London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

Jacqui, we’re all on the gravy train

30.03.09
The row over the Commons gravy train deepened as Jacqui Smith and other MPs were revealed to be claiming the maximum or near to the limit allowed for second homes... more

MP with two homes minutes from Commons claims £37,000 expenses

24.03.09
A government whip was embroiled in the growing expenses row after claiming thousands of pounds for a second London home despite already having one within 10 miles of Westminster... more

Commuterland bears the brunt of rise in jobless

19.12.08
The impact of soaring unemployment on commuter towns, cities and suburbs in the South-East was revealed... more

Only 10 out of 74 London MPs attend crucial knife debate

06.06.08
Just 10 London MPs attended a Commons debate on knife crime - despite public concern over a spate of teenage killings... more

Only 20 MPs turn up for Commons debate on violence

05.06.08
Only 20 MPs turned up for a Commons debate on the menace of knife crime... more

Only 20 MPs turn up for Commons debate on violence

05.06.08
Only 20 MPs turned up for a Commons debate on the menace of knife crime... more

Suburbs miss out in Arts Council carve-up

03.04.08
London's outer boroughs are not getting their fair share of funding from the Arts Council, its executive director for the capital admitted... more

Labour rebellion on post offices slashes majority

20.03.08
Five senior London Labour MPs rebelled last night in a vote against the closure of post offices... more


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