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Labour MPs: We'll force by-elections in expenses row

19.10.09
Five Labour MPs threaten Gordon Brown with hugely damaging by-elections if they are ordered to pay back their expenses... more

Ed Balls defends Children's Commissioner decision

19.10.09
Schools Secretary Ed Balls defends his decision to overrule MPs and force through his choice for the next children’s commissioner... more

Revealed: What top Cabinet ministers have to repay

13.10.09
Top Cabinet ministers paid back hundreds of pounds in expenses deemed been 'excessive' by sleaze watchdog Sir Thomas Legg... more

The plotting grows around Mr Brown

14.09.09
There are four weeks to go before MPs return from the parliamentary recess and already the plotting against Gordon Brown's leadership is well under way... more

Brown leadership faces new threat by Labour's Left wing

27.07.09
Labour Left ready to pull the rug from under Gordon Brown's premiership, senior backbencher warns... more

MPs face possible arrest over expense claims

18.06.09
Scotland Yard officers could announce full criminal investigations into a handful of MPs over their expenses within weeks, chief reveals... more

The rise (again) of Peter Mandelson - Gordon Brown's best frenemy

10.06.09
One man holds the Prime Minister’s fate in his hands — but was saving him the right thing to do?... more

Magic moments as the Brown cheerleaders stave off rebellion

09.06.09
A combination of humility, old-fashioned party management and sheer weight of numbers helped Gordon Brown survive the crunch meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party... more

The Tube strike will hurt but not stop our city

09.06.09
Unless the conciliation service Acas can pull off an 11th hour miracle, from 7pm tonight for the following 48 hours, Londoners face a wretched time getting to and from work as a result of the Tube strike... more

Gordon Brown accused of 'fear and smears'

08.06.09
Gordon Brown was clinging on despite another ministerial resignation and savage attacks on his leadership... more

MPs who 'misled officials over exes' face police probe

05.06.09
Detectives investigating the complaints about MPs' expenses are to focus on a handful of politicians who may have deliberately misled Commons officials... more

How to get rid of the leader

04.06.09
Under Labour party rules, 20 per cent of the Commons members of the Parliamentary Labour Party - 71 MPs - are needed for a valid challenge... more

LATEST: MP Chaytor to stand down at next election

02.06.09
Labour MP David Chaytor announced that he would not fight the next General Election in the wake of revelations that he claimed expenses on a mortgage which did not exist... more

The latest MPs who are quitting the Commons

02.06.09
These are the latest MPs who have announced they are quitting the Commons as the expenses scandal continues to claim scalps... more

Brown warns MPs to expect disciplinary action

18.05.09
Gordon Brown warned MPs who abuse their expenses to expect disciplinary action today amid suggestions that hundreds could be forced to retire... more

Brown ready to axe backbencher who claimed for phantom mortgage

18.05.09
Another MP was facing suspension from the Labour party after it emerged that he colluded with Commons officials to make inflated expenses claims... more

Speaker to reveal expenses reform plans

18.05.09
Commons Speaker Michael Martin will set out expenses reform plans to MPs in a bid to quell rapidly-escalating demands for him to quit over his handling of the scandal... more

End of a bad week: Labour MPs say Brown is 'doomed'

01.05.09
Gordon Brown took a fresh battering as Labour MPs said he was “doomed” and former cabinet minister Charles Clarke said he was ashamed to be in the party... more

Darling's Budget can't save a Government led by Gordon Brown

20.04.09
Labour’s survival now depends on whether its MPs have the courage to ditch the PM, argues a Labour Peer and leading economist... more

Labour faces local polls defeat

11.03.09
Labour MPs are braced for heavy losses in the summer local elections which would further weaken Gordon Brown's grip on power... more

Dresdner gloom as bankers fear dire bonuses

13.02.09
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Mandelson faces backbench critics over Royal Mail plans

11.02.09
Lord Mandelson will come under fire over plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail with backbench MPs set to voice their anger at the move... more

Ministerial aide quits in revolt over Royal Mail sell-off

17.12.08
Gordon Brown was facing a growing Labour revolt over the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail after a ministerial aide quit in protest... 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

42-day detention Bill to be shelved after U-turn

06.10.08
Gordon Brown began an embarrassing retreat on his plan to hold terrorist suspects for up to 42 days without charge... more

PM defends reshuffle and calls for unity as MPs return after break

06.10.08
Gordon Brown was set to face down critics of his Cabinet reshuffle as Peter Mandelson warned Labour will be out of power "for a generation" if the party splits during the financial crisis... more

Brown ready for showdown with rebels after Kelly leak

25.09.08
Gordon Brown is preparing for a showdown with rebel Labour MPs on the day the Commons returns from its summer break... more

Brown's future is under debate, admits minister

16.09.08
James Purnell has become the latest Cabinet minister to refuse to condemn Labour MPs calling for a leadership debate... more

Comment: Even ministers whisper that the game is up

25.07.08
Gordon Brown will not fall on his sword - that was the Prime Minister's clear message as he gazed past the wreckage of Glasgow East to his favourite terrain, the long term... 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

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