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Traffickers defrauding millions in benefits

24.08.09

Babies and young children are being trafficked into Britain by foreign criminals and used to make fraudulent benefits claims... more

Alan Duncan cannot keep expenses post

13.08.09

By sacking Alan Duncan, David Cameron can send the message that his rigour with Tory MPs who came badly out of the expenses revelations is genuine and impartial ... 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

The new people power - the rise of the Twittering generation

22.06.09

From brutal pictures of the Iranian election to viral marketing campaigns for the latest pop band, Olivia Cole looks at the growing influence of the Twittering generation... more

Politicians who are standing down

05.06.09

These are the politicians who have announced they are quitting since the expenses scandal engulfed Westminster last month... more

Taxpayer to foot �1m bill for MPs' farewell

29.05.09

The 12 MPs who plan to stand down at the next election in the wake of revelations over their expenses will cost the taxpayer more than �1 million... more

Tory grandee will repay thousands for servants' wing

28.05.09

Tory grandee Sir John Butterfill is to repay thousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash he claimed for the "servants' wing" at his country home... more

Julie Kirkbride quits over expense claims

28.05.09

Tory MP Julie Kirkbride succumbs to intense pressure over expenses as Luton South Labour MP Margaret Moran also announces her resignation ... more

MPs who will stand down

26.05.09

These are the MPs who have announced they are quitting the Commons since their expenses claims were revealed in detail for the first time this month... more

Cameron rebukes Tory for claiming MPs are victims of witch-hunt

22.05.09

David Cameron slapped down a Tory backbencher after she claimed that MPs were victims of a �McCarthy-style witch-hunt� over expenses claims... more

Public are just jealous, says MP

21.05.09

A Tory grandee who was forced to quit over his expenses claims said that he is a victim of �jealousy�... more

Out for a duck? Cameron signals bonfire of the Tory bedblockers

21.05.09

David Cameron signalled a cull of Tory MPs as he lambasted a party grandee who claimed taxpayers� cash for a �duck island� at his country home... more

It's too easy for migrants to stay here, says Woolas

12.03.09

Immigration minister Phil Woolas has admitted that it's "too easy" for foreigners to stay in Britain... more

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