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Miliband loses appeal over torture case evidence new
The Government wanted to prevent disclosure of information relating to Binyam Mohamed torture allegations.
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Brown wins big Commons victory for vote reform
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Labour unites as Tories fail to block referendum on AV system.
Kent County Council pulls plug on TV service new
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
A controversial council-run internet TV service is to be scrapped to save money.
Government backs move to save election night counts
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
The Government backed a proposal to guarantee general election votes are counted on polling night.
'Cameron's cutie' wins constituency catfight
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
David Cameron had to put aside all possible affairs of state yesterday to sort out a catfight that threatened to rip one of his constituency parties apart.
Peers escape overnight allowance punishment
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
House of Lords authorities moved yesterday to protect peers who claim overnight allowances of £174 a night for staying in London even though they have homes in the capital.
Forget cuts and keep spending, Brown told
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Fiscal stimulus is more important than reducing deficit, says Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.
Commons backs referendum on election reform
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
A referendum on changing the way MPs are elected will be held by October next year under Government plans passed by the Commons tonight.
Watchdog investigates Labour peer's expenses
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Former Labour chairman has expense claims referred to House of Lords Sub-Committee on Lords' Interests.
PM faces Labour revolt over vote reform
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Gordon Brown is braced for a Labour rebellion today against moves to scrap the first-past-the-post voting system.
Labour broke privacy rules with phone campaign
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Labour breached privacy rules by making unsolicited automated phone calls to almost half a million people without their consent, the Information Commissioner's Office ruled today.
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1 Childcare now costs more than top public school
2 London fails to make top 50 'most live-able' cities
3 Pay-outs for troops wounded in Afghanistan to increase new
4 Kent County Council pulls plug on TV service new
5 Forget cuts and keep spending, Brown told
6 Top surgeon to take on Labour MP over hospital's future
7 Brown wins big Commons victory for vote reform
8 Yorkshire, Ffion and a pint keep me stable, says Hague
9 Lies, damn lies and Tory crime statistics
10 Evangelicals in warning over women bishops
11 Women held after immigration centre protest
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13 Pope: I'll visit but I don't like your equality laws
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3Forget cuts and keep spending, Brown told
4Brown wins big Commons victory for vote reform
5Blair attacks his critics' tendency to 'conspiracy theories'
6Fabricated quote used to discredit climate scientist
7PM faces Labour revolt over vote reform
8James Lawton: Arrogant Wenger has lost the plot in his quest for perfect football
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• Hamish McRae: Rescue Greece and we help ourselves
The consequences of a Eurozone member not repaying its debt would be unthinkable
• Andrew Grice: Brown's insurance against defeat
PM's deathbed conversion to electoral reform may look like pure opportunism
• Mark Steel: They believed what suited them, and ignored what didn't
Iraq evidence was collected only to back a decision already made
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