MPs move to rebuff demands for them to pay back thousands of pounds in expenses as Harriet Harman urges backbenchers to mount campaign to persuade Sir Thomas Legg to back down... more
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
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
A Downing Street rescue operation was in full swing as Gordon Brown’s allies moved to prevent James Purnell’s resignation from tipping into a full-blown coup... more
Mr Brown has, however, shown one quality which will define his final period in office: an absolute determination to hang on to power for as long as possible... more
MPs demanded urgent and sweeping reforms to the school curriculum, warning that ministerial "interference" in children's education has gone too far... 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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