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'Golden goodbye' payments suspended for MPs facing criminal charges

09.02.10
'Golden goodbye' payments for three MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses will be suspended until legal proceedings are over... more

French accuse Tony Blair of ‘Soviet-style' propaganda in run-up to Iraq war

09.02.10
Tony Blair was accused by the French government of 'Soviet-style' black propaganda in the run-up to the Iraq war, secret memos obtained by the Iraq inquiry have found... more

David Cameron’s A-lister Twitters against party ‘dinosaurs’

09.02.10
Tory party scrambling to rescue career of one of David Cameron’s favourite women candidates after her campaign for a key London seat descended into chaos... more

Speaker John Bercow warns MPs not to interfere with expenses battle

08.02.10
Commons Speaker John Bercow warns senior MPs not to jeopardise a trial of three backbench MPs charged over their expenses... more

Adam Afriyie: From Peckham council house to shadow minister

08.02.10
In this first interview about his private life, the only Tory black MP, Adam Afriyie, tells how his mother inspired him out of poverty to a £100m fortune and why he shuns ‘patronising’ Labour values... more

Labour ‘risks UK’s ability to fight wars on our own’

08.02.10
Political row over defence spending intensifies as Tories accuse Labour of risking Britain’s ability to go to war on its own... more

New Labour is sinking under the weight of its past

08.02.10
New Labour has been worn away like a man carrying the burden of decades of struggle. The mantra "Change, or more of the same", will be the key to the next election... more

Human rights don’t count if they cost votes

08.02.10
Prisoners in this country are not allowed to cast votes in elections. You may think this is a good thing, and you may think this is a bad thing. But it is, beyond question, an unlawful thing ... more

Three MPs and peer to face charges over expenses

05.02.10
MPs Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine and peer Lord Hanningfield are charged over their expenses claims... more

Expenses scandal: the disgrace continues

05.02.10
It had been well trailed, but the announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service that three Labour MPs and one Tory peer will face criminal charges was still shocking... more

Tony Blair handed key Labour role to win floating voters

05.02.10
Gordon Brown is to give his predecessor a “major role” in the party's general election campaign to fend off the Tory challenge... more

Poundland is a symbol of the real Notting Hill

05.02.10
My heart sank this week when I heard that Channel 4's Big Brother is set to be replaced by new docu-soap Notting Hill ... more

Cheating MPs in £1m expenses payback day

04.02.10
The full scale of the MPs' expenses scandal is laid bare in a day of shame and chaos for Parliament... more

London MPs will lose second homes cash in expenses payback

04.02.10
Former ministers Barry Gardiner and Joan Ryan have paid back the largest sums of all London MPs... more

Budgets the Tories must choose from

04.02.10
Though Tory leader David Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne seem increasingly confused about what to do when in power to tackle the public sector deficit and associated mountain of debt, there is no reason for the rest of us to be in the dark... more

MP couple Andrew Mackay and Julie Kirkbride to repay £60,000 expenses

04.02.10
Husband and wife MPs Andrew Mackay and Julie Kirkbride are forced to repay more than £60,000 as expenses watchdogs finally cracked down on their claims for public money... more

Gordon Brown attacks Tory plans to cut public spending

03.02.10
Gordon Brown launches fresh attack on Tory plans to cut record £178 billion deficit... more

Gordon Brown urged to appeal to 'core' voters with radical manifesto

02.02.10
Gordon Brown faces renewed pressure to adopt a 'core vote' election strategy as 40 left-wing MPs back calls for a radical manifesto to shore up Labour's traditional support... more

Harriet Harman - from Sloane to class warrior

28.01.10
Labour's deputy leader admits she once spoke like Lady Diana but she has since made a career waging war on the elite to 'redress unfairness'... more

Right-wing or just right-on? Welcome to woolly Britain

27.01.10
Are you feeling just right-on or Right-wing today? Chances are, to judge by the latest survey of social trends, a bit bi-curious... more

Tony Blair in political return to campaign for Gordon Brown

27.01.10
Tony Blair will stage his first return to British political battle since stepping down as Prime Minister to campaign for Labour in the upcoming general election... more

More people claiming to be Conservatives

26.01.10
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David Cameron rushes to cut MP numbers

22.01.10
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Class war is off — now it’s the battle for opportunity

20.01.10
Uh oh, the education wars are in full cry. Gordon Brown is pushing "social mobility" but David Cameron is plucking at Middle England's anxieties - and missing the point... more

Will Straw: I’m deeply angry with Blair for taking us to war and for the shoddy way he betrayed my father’s loyalty

19.01.10
As Jack Straw this week faces the Chilcot inquiry, his son Will is no longer prepared slavishly to defend Labour. Instead he plans to use his increasingly powerful blog to force the party to change... more

David Cameron’s doctored poster is spin-doctored by Labour

15.01.10
Labour is under fire for using a doctored photo of David Cameron to attack his poster campaign... more

Conservatives plan immediate cuts if elected

15.01.10
Conservative government would start cutting back on state spending immediately after taking office if it wins this year's general election, shadow chancellor George Osborne said... more

How Ken Livingstone has set his sights on winning back City Hall in 2012

14.01.10
Ken Livingstone has been drafted in by Labour to help fight the general election in the capital - and to try to oust the present incumbent at City Hall in a key operation dubbed "Get Boris"... more

Sure Start childcare scheme is ‘failing to help poorest families’

13.01.10
Gordon Brown's £7 billion flagship childcare scheme is failing to deliver Labour’s vision, a watchdog warns ... more

Gordon Brown gambles on radical election manifesto

12.01.10
EXCLUSIVE: Gordon Brown gambles on drawing up the most radical election manifesto for years in his bid to beat David Cameron... more

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