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Police pass files on MPs and peers to the CPS
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Four cases in expenses scandal referred to prosecutors.
Chilcot inquiry must investigate abuse claims, say lawyers
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
The man heading the inquiry examining events surrounding the Iraq war faces growing pressure to ensure that the most serious allegations facing the British Army are not brushed under the carpet.
Thatcher back at No 10 for portrait unveiling
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher returned to 10 Downing Street yesterday to attend the unveiling of her portrait.
Brown faces challenge over Afghan plans
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Gordon Brown is facing a backbench rebellion by Labour MPs who are demanding that an exit strategy for British troops in Afghanistan is announced by January.
The Big Question: How do hung parliaments operate, and are we heading for one now?
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Prosecutors see Westminster 'fraud' files
Monday, 23 November 2009
Scotland Yard detectives referred four cases of potential fraud by parliamentarians to the Crown Prosecution Service today.
Brown: Britain must be at heart of Europe
Monday, 23 November 2009
Britain must put itself at the heart of Europe to protect jobs and support economic growth, Gordon Brown insisted today.
Standards MP under scrutiny over claims
Monday, 23 November 2009
Another member of the committee that regulates MPs' conduct was facing questions over his expenses.
Labour to promise high-speed rail link in election manifesto
Monday, 23 November 2009
PM sees chance to be the 'party of action' with precise route and costs for new line
Iraq war probe ready to name and blame, says chairman
Monday, 23 November 2009
Inquiry to begin as leaked papers reveal troops were poorly equipped for conflict
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3 'Police targeting people for their DNA'
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6 Dream killer husband told: sleep alone new
7 Man jailed over Baby P challenging rape conviction new
8 Tube workers back industrial action new
9 Police pass files on MPs and peers to the CPS
10 The 'biblical' deluge that broke all the records
11 Brown faces challenge over Afghan plans
12 Thatcher back at No 10 for portrait unveiling
13 Chilcot inquiry must investigate abuse claims, say lawyers
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2 Tradition yields to compassion at Last Night
3 Brown: Britain must be at heart of Europe
4 Police pass files on MPs and peers to the CPS
5 Search for former royal aide after she absconds from jail
6 'Police targeting people for their DNA'
7 Former IRA prisoner becomes Londonderry's mayor
8 Man jailed over Baby P challenging rape conviction new
9 Tamil Tigers: defeated at home, defiant abroad
10 Iraq war report details 'appalling' failures
11 Army chief accused of lying about Britain's readiness for Iraq war
12 Menezes family agree deal with Met
13 Temporary railway station for flood-hit town new
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6Clegg reveals Lib Dems are prepared to back Cameron
7British press split in two by Wapping?s great gamble
8Bruce Anderson: Iraq is inseparable from the personality of Tony Blair
9Prosecutors see Westminster 'fraud' files
10Dominic Lawson: Europe will always be a foreign land for the British
Columnist Comments
• Dominic Lawson: Why the British will never love Europe
'The Continent' we called it, knowing we were not of it
• Mary Dejevsky: Incentives that work the wrong way
London Metropolitan University is a very far cry indeed from Oxbridge
• Tom Sutcliffe: Should we pay double to save the bookshop?
A civilized city without bookshops struck me as a contradiction in terms
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