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How Number 10 'blue sky thinker' planned to bring on the sunshine

28.07.11
One of the Prime Minister's closest aides proposed 'cloud-bursting technology' to give Britons more sunshine and less rain... more

Will Cameron Wellcome this Olympic gold chance?

08.07.11
Number 10 has been forced to consider two ticklish options in relation to the future of the 513-acre Olympic Park. Option one: stand back and allow the Olympic Delivery Authority to accept the highest of three bids for half the Olympic village, allowing the Treasury to pocket a quick £500 million ... more

Southern Cross crisis moves closer to David Cameron

06.06.11
The scandal over the financial crisis at Britain's biggest nursing homes group heats up for David Cameron as it emerges that the top civil servant in No 10 is among those in the City who is likely to have profited from the stock market float... more

City Spy: Whitehall's battle of Sir Humphreys

18.03.11
War has broken out between Jeremy Heywood, Permanent Secretary at No 10, and his boss, Sir Gus O'Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, the ultimate Sir Humphrey in Whitehall (he likes to use his initials - "GOD")... more

Sir Gus O'Donnell slams No 10 over David Cameron's attack on officials

15.03.11
Downing Street has been rebuked by Britain's top civil servant for a David Cameron speech attacking officials as 'enemies of enterprise' ... more

No10 staff pass the hat round to fund Larry's keep

16.02.11
Downing Street staff have been asked to hold fundraisers to pay for the upkeep of Larry the cat... more

No 10 'interfered to push through £600m plan for virus superlab'

20.01.11
Campaigners against a maximum security 'superlab' in the heart of London are calling for a parliamentary inquiry claiming that there was political interference in the bidding process... more

Gordon Brown ignored Nick Clegg’s plea to hold back on resignation

13.05.10
Nick Clegg pleaded with Gordon Brown to delay his resignation as Prime Minister while he stitched up a deal with David Cameron, it has emerged... more

Gordon Brown’s apology for THREE late letters to war hero families

03.12.09
Gordon Brown gives public apology to the families of three soldiers killed in Afghanistan for sending them letters of condolence two years late... more

Trust me, Gordon, loyalty’s in my DNA

03.03.09
Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman hails from a world of privilege but she’s courting the party’s rank and file with a Left-wing agenda – and bookies are backing her to succeed Brown... more

Brown creates open-plan war room at No12

21.10.08
Gordon Brown has quietly completed one of the most radical shake-ups in Downing Street's history by moving key staff into an open-plan "war room"... more

Brown sets up 'war room' at 12 Downing Street

13.10.08
Gordon Brown is setting up a "war room" to run the country from in a major shake-up of Downing Street... more

Politics

08.10.08
The Tories are in the ascendancy and gaining influence. Already the key figures in Westminster and beyond are thinking about the post-Brown generation.... more

The revenge of the nerds

18.09.08
As the PM steps in to ensure the survival of HBOS, our City editor tells the story of the people at the heart of this great drama... more

The rise and fall of Gordon's PR guru

03.09.08
As the Prime Minister's September 'relaunch' flops, we reveal today how internal wars in No 10 are adding to Mr Brown's problems and could lead to another very embarrassing exit... more

There's more wrong with New Labour than it thinks

03.09.08
The PM's long-awaited economic relief package cannot disguise the party's difficulties and divisions - which can be summed up in 10 key points... more

Growth pledge Darling would like to forget

02.09.08
While Alistair Darling’s interview for The Guardian was candid about the economy, his Budget speech in March — only four months ago, let us not forget — was decidedly less so... more

The feminist grandee with her eyes firmly fixed on Number 10

29.07.08
This week Harriet Harman is holding meetings in Downing Street and launching policy while the PM is away. Is she merely minding the shop - or positioning herself for power?... 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

Situation vacant: speechwriter for the PM

26.06.08
Another key member of Gordon Brown's inner circle has quit... more


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