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Was my car trashed by angry voters? No, just bored kids, says Blears

Blears expenses come under renewed scrutiny

Minister Blears only in her job ‘at the moment’

Crunch may lead to riots on street, claims Hazel Blears

Blears: Stop extremism by talking to radicals

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The power dresser

05.11.09

The designer of Samantha Cameron's party conference frock is now suing M&S over its copyright. But fashion feuds apart, Alison Mansell insists, she's a Tory too... more

Was my car trashed by angry voters? No, just bored kids, says Blears

10.08.09

Former Cabinet minister Hazel Blears today blamed 'kids who were bored' for an attack on her car... more

Labour risks losing North, says Blears

03.07.09

Labour is in danger of losing the electorally vital battle for the North and shedding "aspiring" voters, says former Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.... more

Blears survives deselection vote

19.06.09

Hazel Blears said the Labour party had "rallied behind me" after she survived a deselection vote and kept the party's nomination for her Salford seat ... more

Blears tower ruling blasted at High Court

16.06.09

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Doon Street tower plans attacked in High Court

15.06.09

Plans for a controversial 43-storey tower block on London's South Bank have come under attack at the High Court... more

Hazel Blears: I regret timing of my resignation

12.06.09

Hazel Blears gave an emotional apology for her eve-of-election Cabinet resignation as she tried to fight off deselection... more

Blears expenses come under renewed scrutiny

04.06.09

Hazel Blears made at least Ł80,000 on the sale of two taxpayer-subsidised properties without paying capital gains tax, it has been reported... more

Loyalists urge PM to sack Flint amid fears she will quit

04.06.09

Gordon Brown was urged to sack Europe Minister Caroline Flint today as Government loyalists moved to head off a leadership plot... more

Furious Blears and ‘sisterhood’ lead war on Brown

03.06.09

Hazel Blears' mobile phone nearly melted with messages of support from women MPs today amid claims that the Labour “sisterhood” was leading the charge against Gordon Brown... more

Minister Blears only in her job ‘at the moment’

20.05.09

Gordon Brown's relations with Cabinet minister Hazel Blears fell to a new low after he appeared to mark her for the sack... more

Crunch may lead to riots on street, claims Hazel Blears

29.04.09

The recession could spark a re-run of the Brixton riots unless the Government moves quickly to fund community projects, Cabinet minister Hazel Blears will warn... more

Boris Johnson's fury as 'boomerang' tower gets the go-ahead on South Bank

26.03.09

Boris Johnson has condemned the Government for giving the go-ahead for a 52-storey skyscraper on the South Bank... more

Clamp on landlords who exploit immigrants

19.03.09

Rogue landlords who pack large numbers of migrants into rented houses will be targeted by councils using powers announced... more

Own up to mistakes, Blears tells the PM

18.03.09

Gordon Brown faced fresh pressure to admit mistakes on the economy after a Cabinet minister warned "you can't just pretend you weren't there"... more

Inquiry into Stansted is postponed

02.03.09

The Government has postponed the public inquiry into a second runway at Stansted airport, it was announced... more

Blears: Stop extremism by talking to radicals

25.02.09

Ministers have promised to "engage" with radical Muslim leaders in a new bid to wean their followers away from extremist ideas... more

Blears calls in brewery scheme backed by Boris

20.02.09

Hazel Blears has stalled a second major development in London in a week - both of which were backed by Boris Johnson... more

Exploit No 10, Blears tells candidates

03.02.09

Labour faced a new sleaze row after a Cabinet minister urged election candidates to use Downing Street to promote themselves... more

Exploit No 10, Blears tells candidates

03.02.09

Labour faced a new sleaze row after a Cabinet minister urged election candidates to use Downing Street to promote themselves... more

Crystal Palace homes scheme goes to minister

02.02.09

Plans by the Mayor's London Development Agency to build 180 homes in Crystal Palace Park will be decided by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears... more

Working class 'held back' by poor education, name choice and bad clothes

22.01.09

White working-class people are losing out on education and housing as the class divide deepens, a report warns... more

Councils urged to take action on extremism or lose funding

10.12.08

Councils were told by ministers to focus more strongly on tackling violent extremists, and warned that they could lose funding if they failed to act... more

Ministers recruit young Muslims as advisers

28.08.08

Young Muslims are to become personal advisers to Cabinet ministers in the latest bid by the Government to combat Islamic extremism in Britain... more

Our city doesn't need this nightmare on Doon Street

26.08.08

The government decision to permit a 43-storey block of luxury flats to rise behind the National Theatre is near unbelievable... more

Doon Street tower gets the go-ahead

20.08.08

The Government has rejected the advice of its planning inspector and heritage experts to give the go-ahead to a 43-storey residential tower on the South Bank next to Waterloo bridge... more

Blears puts Smithfield development in limbo

07.08.08

The future of Smithfield Market was back in limbo after a scheme for its redevelopment was thrown out... more

Labour and Tories both move to help small shops

10.07.08

Under-threat small shops were given two lifelines today as the Government and the Tories both unveiled plans to safeguard them... more

The Communities Secretary Hazel Blears is to abolish the "needs test", a feature of planning law that the Government believes has unduly encouraged the growth of out-of-town supermarkets at the expense of high street shops... more

Blears: I'll change rules on planning to protect town centres

07.07.08

Sweeping curbs on out-of-town supermarkets are to be introduced in a bid to protect smaller shops, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced... more