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British military tells Obama not to dither as UN evacuates 600 workers

05.11.09
Latest: British military chiefs urged President Obama not to dither over Afghanistan as the allied death toll continues to rise... more

Met denies 'tricking' way in to search MP's office

03.11.09
Scotland Yard has vowed to fight claims a senior officer 'tricked' a Commons official into allowing the controversial search of an MP's Parliamentary office... more

Senior Lib Dem accused of Nazi slur over 'skinhead' William Hague

22.09.09
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Libya snubs Gordon Brown’s plea for restraint over Lockerbie bomber

21.08.09
British government drawn into the storm over the Lockerbie bomber's release after Colonel Gaddafi's son praised London for allowing his freedom... more

Brown forced to defend strategy and send in 140 troops

13.07.09
Gordon Brown was forced to defend his strategy on Afghanistan as doubts grew in the wake of mounting losses... more

Sporting Miscellanies

15.06.09
There are fears that the BBC is hiring acute amnesiacs for its tennis coverage... more

Ann Widdecombe makes bid to become new Speaker

11.06.09
Ann Widdecombe has joined the race to be Speaker of the House of Commons, saying she wanted to "clean up the place"... more

Speaker candidates caught up in scandal

22.05.09
Leading candidates for the Speaker of the Commons were today hit by a raft of allegations over their own expenses and second home claims... more

Who could restore Parliament’s reputation?

19.05.09
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We're forced to eat out at restaurants, says Beckett

15.05.09
Margaret Beckett defended MPs claiming thousands of pounds for food by insisting they have to eat in restaurants... more

How the Lib-Dems spent their cash

13.05.09
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Clegg acts on ‘speculators’ after MP’s daughter uses flat bought on expenses

13.05.09
Nick Clegg pledged action against any Liberal Democrat MP who behaved like a “property speculator” with Commons expenses... more

The scrabble to claw back credibility

13.05.09
Westminster resonates to the sound of doors slamming on empty stables as the party leaders struggle to outdo each other in their firmness in cracking down on MPs' abuse of taxpayers through the allowances and expenses system... more

What they claimed: MPs expenses in full

12.05.09
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Rush to cobble up deal on MPs' expenses as 'clock-on' plan dies

24.04.09
Gordon Brown's plan to pay MPs a daily allowance was all but dead after a poll showed huge public opposition and Labour backbenchers mobilised around a compromise deal... more

The Speaker’s crucial errors

03.12.08
The statement by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, about the arrest of the Tory frontbencher, Damian Green last week, was not intended to turn into a full-blown debate... more

Tearful Speaker admits blunders over raid

03.12.08
Police had no warrant to search the parliamentary office of Tory MP Damian Green, the House of Commons Speaker admitted ... more

Clegg: Cut taxes and slash back spending to ease recession pain

11.09.08
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg called for deep tax cuts for millions of Britons and warned voters expected the Government to tighten its own belt in the "looming recession"... more

Dalai Lama: Londoners can help Tibet struggle

21.05.08
The Dalai Lama has issued a direct appeal to the people of London to help Tibet gain more freedoms... more

MPs in court fight to keep expenses secret

25.03.08
Michael Martin has launched a legal bid to block an order to reveal details of senior MPs' expenses... more

Govt's third runway report is new dodgy dossier, claims Clegg

20.03.08
The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg delivers a scathing attack on Gordon Brown's green credentials... more

Election Diary

18.03.08
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Clinton campaign manager joins the Paddick team

10.03.08
A senior US political strategist who worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been hired by Brian Paddick... 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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