UK Politics

The Deputy Prime Minister will call for greater transparency and new rules on parties' spending and donations

Clegg urges revamp of party funding system

Nick Clegg will propose a shake-up today of the way politics is funded, including a controversial extension of taxpayers' support for political parties

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Police to reopen phone hacking investigation as more witnesses emerge

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Mark Hughes and Cahal Milmo: Sunday newspaper's former head of news may hold the key to the Tory spin doctor's future

Minister defends research funding squeeze  new

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Science Minister David Willetts defended the Government's planned squeeze on research funding today, saying a stronger link between academics and business could result.

Clegg vows to give ministers time to develop  new

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Ministers in the new Government will be given more time to prove themselves in their jobs without fear of being reshuffled, as the coalition seeks to "govern for the long term", Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will say today.

Tony Blair meets staff at the first book signing for his memoirs in Dublin. Shoes and eggs were thrown by anti-war protesters as Mr Blair arrived at the store

Protesters force Blair to call off book-launch party

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Andrew Grice: Tony Blair decided to postpone a party to mark the launch of his memoirs in London last night to head off a protest by anti-war campaigners who threatened to disrupt it

David Cameron greeting his father, Ian, during the general election campaign. Mr Cameron Snr died yesterday after suffering a stroke while on holiday in France

Cameron says farewell to his 'huge hero figure'

Thursday, 9 September 2010

Shortly before the election, David Cameron paid an emotional tribute to his father as a "huge hero figure" and told how his indomitable spirit was a constant inspiration to him.

Parliamentary debate today could lead to full-scale inquiry

Thursday, 9 September 2010

The Speaker, John Bercow, yesterday opened the way to a full-scale parliamentary inquiry into whether phone-hacking has interfered with the business of government.

Keith Watkins, 70, a retired former draughtsman and factory worker, receives four separate pensions, three private and one OAP, totalling around £13,000 a year

Is our tax system fit for purpose?

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Martin Hickman: Tax officials last night admitted mistakes could be found in the returns of millions more people on top of the 5.5 million they have already identified as having paid the wrong amount of tax

David Cameron with his father Ian in April 2010

David Cameron's father dies after stroke

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Prime Minister flew to southern France after a 6am phone call alerted him to his father's condition.

MPs call debate as police consider phone hacks

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Emergency Commons debate called amid fresh pressure on communications chief Andy Coulson.

Ed Balls has won plaudits for his policies but is seldom spoken of as a potential winner

Ed Balls: 'I want to escape the manipulated view of what I've done in the past'

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Labour leadership hopeful tells Steve Richards he'd rather talk economics than about his hard-man image

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