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Labour to promise high-speed rail link in election manifesto
PM sees chance to be the 'party of action' with precise route and costs for new line
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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.
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
£149m on tanks that can't go to war
Monday, 23 November 2009
The Ministry of Defence spent £149 million on an "urgent" upgrade to 900 tanks that are now only being used in training exercises, it was revealed.
Clegg reveals Lib Dems are prepared to back Cameron
Monday, 23 November 2009
Michael Savage: Tories' dwindling poll lead increases possibility of hung parliament after the election
Straw says reform of libel laws is needed
Monday, 23 November 2009
The Government is preparing proposals for reforming the UK's "unbalanced" libel laws, Jack Straw has confirmed. The Justice Secretary said the current system was attracting "libel tourists" and restricting "fair comment".
What women want... and it may not be Dave
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Jane Merrick: Battle for the support of female voters is in full swing.
Tory plan for emergency budget revealed
Sunday, 22 November 2009
David Cameron insisted the financial package would be needed to tackle the soaring public deficit.
Cameron and PM apologise over Remembrance Day photo-ops
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Gordon Brown and David Cameron apologised after suggestions that they competed for photo opportunities at a Remembrance Day service attended by the Queen, it was revealed today.
Fortunes of war: Iraq? Never did me any harm
Sunday, 22 November 2009
As the Chilcot inquiry into Britain's disastrous mission begins this week, Andrew Johnson recalls the key players – and calculates whether they are winners or losers in the aftermath of the conflict.
New poll says Labour has closed the gap on Tories
Sunday, 22 November 2009
The Prime Minister's attempts to stage a fightback in the run-up to the general election were boosted last night after a new opinion poll suggested that Labour had closed the gap on the Conservatives to just six percentage points.
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1 RAF's wartime reconnaissance photos go online in new archive
2 FBI hunts for investigator paid £500,000 by McCanns
3 Flood victims allowed back into properties new
4 £149m on tanks that can't go to war
5 Clegg reveals Lib Dems are prepared to back Cameron
6 Fortunes of war: Iraq? Never did me any harm
7 Labour to promise high-speed rail link in election manifesto
8 Now the expenses spotlight falls on Britain's judiciary
9 Birmingham Six: 35 years on from injustice new
10 The 'biblical' deluge that broke all the records
11 Asbestos: A shameful legacy
12 BNP signs its first non-white member...
13 Customers in line for bank charge windfall worth billions
Emailed
1 RAF's wartime reconnaissance photos go online in new archive
2 Four charged with terrorism offences
3 Cameron's freebie to apartheid South Africa
5 Marks and sparks: Shopping in the 21st century
6 Customers in line for bank charge windfall worth billions
7 Straw's seat is a hot-spot of postal vote fraud claims
8 Straw says reform of libel laws is needed
9 MPs' travel expenses revealed after two-year battle for secrecy
10 Clegg reveals Lib Dems are prepared to back Cameron
11 Yes please? No thanks? For and against nuclear power
12 Man sacked for belief in psychics backed by judge (but, of course, he knew that would happen)
13 Birmingham Six: 35 years on from injustice new
Commented
1US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America
2Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why is my gender suddenly in retreat?
3New poll says Labour has closed the gap on Tories
4University accused of £36m student scam
6Oliver Miles: The key question ? is Blair a war criminal?
8Labour to promise high-speed rail link in election manifesto
Columnist Comments
• Bruce Anderson: Iraq is inseparable from Tony Blair
The destruction of Saddam was a noble cause, even if ineptly conducted
• Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why is my gender in retreat?
The truth is that all nations would prefer it if women went back indoors
• Philip Hensher: Gaffes that can be a boon to Cameron
The expenses scandal too will be seen as a helpful winnowing exercise
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