A pioneering London scheme to reward volunteers with lower council tax could be rolled out across the country under a Labour government, Tessa Jowell says... more
Tessa Jowell and Ken Livingstone pay an emotional tribute to the victims of the 7/7 bombings on the sixth anniversary of the London terror attacks... more
Former minister Tessa Jowell criticises a discount chain for selling to children plastic replica knives featuring the blade drenched in fake blood... more
Tessa Jowell’s political career may have survived the Blair-Brown rivalry and a Berlusconi bribery scandal, but has her marriage, asks Anne McElvoy... more
Tessa Jowell has dealt a blow to West Ham’s proposed move to London’s Olympic Stadium by insisting that the venue’s primary purpose will be to host grand prix athletics... more
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has given her backing to plans for an 'Angel of the South'-style structure on the 2012 Olympic park in Stratford... more
Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell admitted 'there is a case' to review the future of the 2012 stadium if a bid to host the football World Cup succeeds... more
Labour must show humility but not descend into despair and division as voters turn against the Government in the recession, a senior minister will warned... more
The London Olympics would not be happening if the Government had known a recession was on its way when it bid for the Games, Tessa Jowell has declared... more
There seems to be no end to the extraordinary haul of medals by British athletes in Beijing - the best in a century, exhausting the superlatives of the commentators... more
Click on the links below for video highlights of the Evening Standard's Influentials debate on 'Are the Olympics good for London?' featuring Tessa Jowell, Will Self, Andrew Gilligan, Sebastian Coe and Kate Hoey...... more
The Commons Public Accounts Committee's report on the spiralling cost of the London Olympics makes painful reading for Tessa Jowell, the minister responsible... more
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has vowed she would not be "intimidated" if the Olympic torch relay, which visits London this weekend, is marred by demonstrations... more
The minister parachuted in to revive Ken Livingstone's mayoral campaign said that the "message" needed to change to ensure he wins a third term in office... more
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