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Soldiers’ lives have been wasted in Afghanistan, says top Tory

20.08.09
Senior Tory David Davis lambasted the Government for wasting soldiers' lives in Afghanistan and warned the public will not tolerate an 'open-ended' war... more

This flawed Afghan election still offers some hope

20.08.09
Corruption, fear, intimidation: all will play a part in today’s Afghan elections... more

David Cameron's clan is now a clique: it must look beyond W11

05.08.09
This summer, senior Tories have been sent forth to soothe some anger that is festering close to home... more

Right-winger Liam Fox tipped as future leader

03.08.09
Tory defence spokesman Liam Fox was tipped as a potential future leader of the party and prime minister by a shadow cabinet colleague... more

City Spy: Your Majesty, we screwed up royally

28.07.09
The British Academy has sent a letter to the Queen to answer her question as to why nobody saw the financial crisis coming. “Many people did foresee the crisis,” says the letter ... more

‘Welfare for wealthy’ has to end, says senior Tory

30.04.09
Billions of pounds of “welfare for the wealthy” should be abolished, a senior Conservative MP argued... more

We may not have cash for Trident, says Cameron

30.04.09
David Cameron has put a question mark over the future of the Trident nuclear deterrent... more

'Now Cameron should bring back David Davis'

20.01.09
David Cameron should follow up his reshuffle with a recall for David Davis, says former minister Michael Portillo... more

Tory David Davis could face police investigation over 'security leaks'

11.12.08
Tory MP David Davis faces a possible police investigation over his claims that his party has been passed national security secrets, Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell signalled... more

Osborne in more trouble for Davis jibes to Mandy

23.10.08
George Osborne faced fresh embarrassment when it emerged that he had privately criticised David Davis in a conversation with Peter Mandelson... more

Cameron: Davis won't be back in my cabinet

11.07.08
David Cameron has made clear that David Davis would not be returning to the shadow cabinet despite winning his "liberty" by-election... more

Literature Festival is Making Hay in the metropolis

04.07.08
Surely if Hay-on-Wye can rig up a worldclass literary festival, our bustling metropolis can rouse itself for a couple of weeks of book chat? ... more

Bob Geldof to back David Davis in 'civil liberties' by-election

03.07.08
Bob Geldof will join ex-Tory frontbencher David Davis's fight on Friday against Labour's alleged erosion of ancient liberties.... more

Senior Tories snub Davis

02.07.08
More than half of the Shadow Cabinet are snubbing David Davis's "freedom" by-election campaign, it has emerged... more

Brown's humiliation in Henley

27.06.08
Labour MPs openly questioned Gordon Brown's future after the party was battered into fifth place behind the far-Right BNP in the Henley by-election... more

Cameron: No shadow job for Davis even if he wins

23.06.08
David Cameron gave his strongest hint today that David Davis is unlikely to return to a job in the shadow cabinet after his "freedom" by-election... more

Harman weighs into Liberty chief 'smears' row

20.06.08
Commons leader Harriet Harman has joined in the row over Shami Chakrabarti, saying the civil liberties chief should never have allied herself to David Davis... more

Foes, as well as friends, must have justice

19.06.08
This week, two obtuse and fanatical London Muslims who manifestly hate the West witnessed great British justice... more

Green spies and taxmen who make us see red

18.06.08
The British are a stoic people, not given to hanging civil servants from lampposts. We barely raised a murmur at the billions Whitehall wasted on the passport, NHS, Serps, probation, prisons and courts computerisation programmes... more

Fine feast on the cards

18.06.08
There's an odd ordering system at this high-quality German chain restaurant, but according to Anne McElvoy, that doesn't spoil the appeal of some great value fast food.... more

Liberty is being kept safe from terror, says Brown

17.06.08
Gordon Brown tackled David Davis's campaign on civil liberties head-on with a warning that the public's most basic human right was to be kept safe from terror... more

Nigel Kennedy signs up to Davis's freedom rally

16.06.08
Violinist Nigel Kennedy and former British Army colonel Tim Collins are set to support David Davis's campaign against the Government's 42-day detention plans... more

Brown attacks Tory rebel as ex-Sun editor says he'll fight seat

13.06.08
David Davis's by-election plan was attacked as a "farce" by Gordon Brown today as the Monster Raving Loony Party and a former editor of The Sun emerged as the Tory MP's main opponents... more

Cameron free for a frontbench reshuffle

13.06.08
David Cameron is being urged to carry out an extensive shadow cabinet reshuffle next month in the wake of David Davis's resignation... more

There's a lot of risk in it

12.06.08
David Davis is a man determined to make a drama out of a crisis - and the consequences of his resignation today will be unpredictable and risky for the Conservative Party... more

Mr Davis piles on the pressure

12.06.08
The dramatic resignation today of Shadow Home Secretary David Davis over the 42-day detention limit proves that the issue is far from closed... more

Drama as top Tory quits

12.06.08
Senior Tory David Davis drops a political bombshell by quitting as an MP to force a by-election... more

Election Diary

25.03.08
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Dining dens where the plot thickens

13.09.06
Forget the Commons - London's finest restaurants are where all of the real political scheming takes place, as former Labour minister Gerald Kaufman reveals.... more

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