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This Government is concerned only with surviving

19.11.09
Is that it? That was my reaction as I stood at the back of the House of Lords with other MPs listening to the Queen's Speech... more

Police forces must merge to save money, says top officer

18.11.09
Leading police officer calls for neighbouring forces to merge in an attempt to cut costs... more

Brown's meddling to blame for drug policy chaos, says Clarke

02.11.09
Latest: Gordon Brown's determination to toughen cannabis laws soon after becoming Prime Minister was blamed for the furore around sacking of Government's top drugs adviser... more

Brown throws support behind Blair the ‘champion of Europe’

29.10.09
Latest: Gordon Brown pitched wholeheartedly into a campaign to promote Tony Blair's bid to be EU president as former PM faces mounting opposition ... more

Party to fight election £9m in the red

28.09.09
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Labour face election hammer blow in London 'landslip'

25.09.09
Labour faces general election disaster in London that will put more than a third of its sitting MPs in danger, Evening Standard research reveals... more

Gordon Brown, the Labour rebel ‘plot’ and my marriage break-up

25.09.09
Interview: Tessa Jowell hits back at claims that she was ready to quit with James Purnell... more

Lord Mandelson hints Labour may hit more top earners with higher taxes

24.09.09
Lord Mandelson hints that income tax on the wealthy will need to go up again after the election... more

Gordon Brown dismisses 'step down' health slurs

23.09.09
Gordon Brown rejects persistent rumours that he could step down on health grounds, while ex-Labour minister tells him to quit with dignity... more

The Mayor’s U-turn is right but unfortunate

23.09.09
Boris Johnson's decision to do a U-turn on abolishing the western zone next year will do him some political harm... more

Clarke: Charge for public services and put up taxes

10.09.09
Former Cabinet minister Charles Clarke today opened Labour tensions by calling for tax increases, deep spending cuts and cash charges to users of public services including the NHS.... more

Brown invites 15 union bosses to Chequers summit

10.09.09
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Tories ditch second jobs in attempt to outflank voter fury

22.06.09
Tory policy chief Oliver Letwin leads a rush of shadow Cabinet ministers giving up lucrative second jobs... more

Mandelson blasts press for smearing MPs with ‘stolen’ files

08.05.09
Lord Mandelson led senior Labour figures in blaming the press for “smearing” politicians... more

Labour’s rising star Alan Johnson makes his move for leadership

07.05.09
The first signs emerged of a leadership bandwagon gaining momentum for Health Secretary Alan Johnson... more

End of a bad week: Labour MPs say Brown is 'doomed'

01.05.09
Gordon Brown took a fresh battering as Labour MPs said he was “doomed” and former cabinet minister Charles Clarke said he was ashamed to be in the party... more

Lift £3,000 cap on fees or we'll lose our elite status say universities

29.04.09
Britain's leading universities warned they are in danger of losing their elite status because student fees fail to cover the costs of tuition... more

Baby Labour

22.04.09
Georgia Gould isn’t the only child of a Labour dynasty making her mark in politics. Emily Hill reveals the other holders of famous names following the family tradition... more

New super prisons are 'major step backwards' says Charles Clarke

03.04.09
Former home secretary Charles Clarke has denounced plans to build up to three "Titan" super prisons as a "major step backwards" in a powerful attack on government penal policy... more

Auction raises £71,000 with six days to go

09.12.08
Evening Standard readers have bid more than £71,000 in our charity auction... more

Uproar in Commons as Harman tries to dampen debate on the Speaker

08.12.08
The Government moved to close off debate about the police raid on the Commons amid rowdy scenes in the House... more

Stars and MPs lead London parties

05.11.08
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Analysis: Rebels are stuck but PM is far from safe

04.09.08
Another day, another fightback in ruins. Charles Clarke's brutal intervention has ensured the Prime Minister's big economic speech tonight will be derailed just like his housing and fuel policy launches... more

Clarke gives Gordon Brown two months to improve or fall on his sword

04.09.08
Charles Clarke has given Gordon Brown two months to improve or "stand down with honour"... more

Clarke tells Brown: Go with honour before you're ousted, Gordon

04.09.08
Charles Clarke plunged the knife into Gordon Brown saying he should "stand down with honour"... more

Old hands and young Turks: the contenders for PM's crown

28.07.08
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Call to ban MPs from lucrative second jobs

24.07.08
MPs could be banned from taking second jobs under plans being drawn up by a minister... more

Ban on Climbié social worker is overturned

04.06.08
The social worker at the centre of the Victoria Climbié scandal has been given permission to work with vulnerable children again... more

Now the writing really is on the wall for Labour

02.05.08
Bad news for the Tories was sporadic, bad news for Labour just kept on coming... more

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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