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Gordon Brown with the Queen and other leaders yesterday during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad

Brown steps in to save bid for World Cup

PM meets controversial vice-president of Fifa as hopes of success fade

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I threatened to resign over Iraq, says UN ambassador

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Sir Jeremy Greenstock tells inquiry he doubted the legitimacy of invasion

Lord Pearson defected from the Conservatives two years ago

Lord Pearson plays the Islam card to win leadership of Ukip

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Millionaire campaigner against immigration sees off four rivals to head party

Poll shows success for Tory maginals policy  new

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Tory efforts to snatch key marginal seats in the North needed for a general election victory appeared to be working today as a poll showed they had secured an eight-point swing.

Des Browne to resign as MP to 'seek further challenges'

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Former defence secretary Des Browne has announced that he is to quit the House of Commons at the next general election.

Village people: 28/11/2009

Saturday, 28 November 2009

No thanks, Ann*Ann Widdecombe's chances of a new career as Britain's envoy to the Vatican are on the wane.

Tories sceptical over plan to reduce EU's powers

Saturday, 28 November 2009

Grassroots Conservatives believe that David Cameron will fail in his attempt to win back significant powers for Britain from the European Union if he becomes Prime Minister.

Ex-MP wins appeal in swearing case

Saturday, 28 November 2009

A former Labour MP who swore at a barmaid for refusing to serve her any more alcohol has had her conviction for using threatening words and behaviour quashed.

'Iraq invasion was of questionable legitimacy'

Friday, 27 November 2009

The invasion of Iraq was of "questionable legitimacy", Britain's ambassador to the United Nations at the time of the war said today.

Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools

Friday, 27 November 2009

Richard Garner explains how the Tory leader's attack on the Government has unravelled

Former Tory peer is new Ukip leader

Friday, 27 November 2009

Lord Pearson of Rannoch will take over from Nigel Farage, who has been in charge for three years.

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Andrew Grice: Enough of the philosophy, Mr Cameron.

Think-tanks play an important role in politics. But they have their limits.

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Christina Patterson: Very nice - but forgiveness is overrated

Sometimes, as Lydon sang, in his post Sex Pistols band, 'anger is an energy.'

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Mary Dejevsky: Why not call Blair now and wrap it up?

The enquiry already seems like a sideline as the queues dwindle.

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