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Stephen Byers RSS feedCity Spy: Byers’ deal for Rover was a bit hit and myth
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Poor Stephen Byers wasn’t left with much of a choice when in 2000, as the Government minister in charge, he was responsible for sealing the fate of MG Rover2009-09-14T07:27:41ZA phoney lord but no fraud, says Moulton
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Jon Moulton, the man whose bid for MG Rover was rejected by the government, praised the report into its demise2009-09-11T13:44:17ZTransport mess? Blame 11 ministers
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Is it any wonder the railways are in a mess, given the turnover of Transport Secretaries? During the privatisation of the railways in the 1990s, the Tories managed to get through five Secretaries of State2009-07-02T07:38:12ZMagic moments as the Brown cheerleaders stave off rebellion
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A combination of humility, old-fashioned party management and sheer weight of numbers helped Gordon Brown survive the crunch meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party2009-06-09T08:48:11ZGordon's final throw of the dice
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Gordon Brown won a reprieve for his leadership with a Cabinet reshuffle that sees Alistair Darling stay as Chancellor and Alan Johnson promoted to Home Secretary2009-06-05T08:35:23ZPound drops as plotters tell ministers: Finish Brown off
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Gordon Brown is tonight bunkered down at No.10 while Labour plotters beg the Cabinet to oust him2009-06-04T08:16:25ZWhat they claimed: MPs expenses in full
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2009-05-12T11:28:11ZLabour’s rising star Alan Johnson makes his move for leadership
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The first signs emerged of a leadership bandwagon gaining momentum for Health Secretary Alan Johnson2009-05-07T09:17:06ZPipe down, Harman tells heavyweights
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Harriet Harman accused former ministers of ganging up on Gordon Brown and said they risk wrecking Labour's chances of winning a fourth term in government2009-05-06T08:26:33ZBlairites beware: you cannot dump Brown and crown a new leader
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There's no doubt about it: the situation is very bad for Gordon Brown. At the risk of forecasting that we're all doomed, Labour's prospects may not exactly be irretrievable but if I were a gambling man I wouldn't be betting a lot of cash on Labour winning the general election2009-05-05T07:44:11ZBrown is besieged by Labour big guns
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The Downing Street dirty tricks row has deepened into a full-scale attack on Gordon Brown's leadership2009-04-14T07:19:48ZThis is no way to show us you can win an election, Gordon
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In the wake of the McBride affair, the PM must use next week’s Budget to show the public that he is still in touch with them, says one former Cabinet minister2009-04-14T08:41:17ZZut alors – Gordon’s just discovered he likes Europe after all
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The PM’s efforts to impress the Strasbourg parliament are part of his desperate strategy to woo the voters back home2009-03-25T08:57:12ZGlobetrotting Gordon heads off to save the world (again)
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Gordon Brown kicked off a globetrotting tour ahead of the G20 summit amid a stark warning from his own party that he risks ignoring the concerns of voters at home2009-03-24T09:30:31ZCaution's the word, Bank governor warns Brown
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Gordon Brown's hope of a big new fiscal stimulus in the Budget was dealt a serious blow by the Bank of England governor2009-03-24T14:27:03ZDon’t play Games with Greenwich, Lord Coe
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THERE comes a point where you can no longer keep saying that black is white and get away with it: a Stephen Byers moment, where someone once taken seriously sets out towards discredit and defeat. For the London Olympics, that moment arrived last week.2009-03-23T09:09:09ZMervyn's message: that was then - this is now
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It was only three months ago, but it seems like a lost world. In August, the Bank of England Governor was admitting to feeling a slight autumnal chill as he introduced the quarterly Inflation Report, but there was no doubt what topped the monetary policy committee's agenda, as Mervyn King shocked us by admitting that inflation was set to hit 5% and stay there for several months2008-11-13T12:49:35ZForget Footsie – what about the footie?
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While bank shares plummet, the fortunes of some football clubs also give cause for alarm2008-10-08T07:42:47ZClarke tells Brown: Go with honour before you're ousted, Gordon
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Charles Clarke plunged the knife into Gordon Brown saying he should "stand down with honour"2008-09-04T08:48:59ZCabinet goes on the road to show it's 'listening to Britain'
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Gordon Brown launched the first phase of his fightback with plans for the Cabinet to hold meetings outside London2008-08-04T08:27:19ZConference show of strength by Miliband allies
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Allies of David Miliband are to make a show of strength at Labour's conference next month when Gordon Brown's leadership will be under intense pressure2008-08-04T08:26:37ZOld hands and young Turks: the contenders for PM's crown
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2008-07-28T08:51:58ZComment: Even ministers whisper that the game is up
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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 term2008-07-25T08:38:55Z3,200 patients a day miss hospital appointments
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Patients missed more than 1.1 million appointments at London hospitals in the past year, figures show2008-06-25T08:23:22ZNervy New Labour is losing the will to live
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The Government's poll slump has reawakened old divisions and is creating fresh headaches for Gordon Brown. Can he pull out of the spiral?2008-04-02T08:07:46ZMore protection for consumers in bid to end 'rip-off Britain'
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The Government is backing a new anti-"rip-off Britain" offensive against shops and websites that exploit shoppers2008-02-18T08:23:47ZDining dens where the plot thickens
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Forget the Commons - London's finest restaurants are where all of the real political scheming takes place, as former Labour minister Gerald Kaufman reveals.2006-09-13T13:19:23Z