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David Cameron warns 'turnip Taliban' they could damage whole party

13.11.09
David Cameron battles to stop a 'turnip Taliban' revolt against a Tory candidate who had an affair spreading across the country... more

Kiss goodbye to the golden payoffs, watchdog tells MPs

04.11.09
Latest: Call to strip greedy and disgraced MPs of 'golden goodbye' pay-offs made by the standards watchdog ... more

Open primaries: could this be the way forward

29.10.09
In Parliament, in the City, the high-ups are reeling. They moan to anyone who will listen how hard done by they feel, how misunderstood they are... more

Tory grandees who make thousands from their job on the side

19.10.09
Tory grandees criticised during the expenses scandal have been raking in thousands of pounds from second jobs, the Standard reveals... more

MPs quit to avoid paying back claims

15.10.09
Many MPs accused of milking their expenses are planning to quit Parliament at the next election to avoid being forced to pay the money back... more

Cameron under Tory fire over expenses

24.06.09
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Key details of MPs' expenses censored

18.06.09
Blatant cover-up of MPs' expenses causes shock as Commons blacks out huge sections of claims... 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

'Public should have say over pay-offs for shamed MPs'

29.05.09
Voters should be able to veto "golden goodbyes" for disgraced MPs, Nick Clegg said today.... 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

Is Frankie really on a winner?

27.05.09
Just how well is the much-vaunted partnership of chef Marco Pierre White and jockey Frankie Dettori doing? ... more

Sporting Miscellanies

26.05.09
Football: Andrey Arshavin is upset that a large portion of his £80,000 a week wage is being eaten up by the taxman... 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

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

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

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