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Brown called before Iraq inquiry - after the election
Douglas Alexander and David Miliband will also testify to Chilcot.
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New plot to dislodge Brown
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Andrew Grice: Critics would ask him to stand down as leader but remain as PM
BNP in trouble for filing 'inadequate' accounts
Thursday, 24 December 2009
The British National Party (BNP) could face prosecution for breaking electoral law over its annual accounts after it filed financial records which its accountants refused to sanction and the far-right group's own leader admitted were "inadequate".
Anger at £130m civil service bonuses
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Opposition parties demanded reform of Whitehall's bonus culture today after research revealed civil servants shared payouts of almost £130m last year.
Hutton admits saying Brown would be disaster as PM
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
It was one of the worst-kept secrets in Westminster: which cabinet minister said Gordon Brown would be a "fucking disaster" as prime minister before he had even stepped into 10 Downing Street?
Record number of companies go bust
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
27,000 firms forced to close during economic crisis, Conservatives say
Long hours blamed as Government's carbon footprint increases
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Figures show 10% increase in energy use compared with last year
Review of the Year 2009: The BNP
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Still on the fringes, but making more noise than ever
Tories are a party for the rich, say voters
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Andrew Grice: New poll shows the Conservatives' lead over Labour slipping and finds they offer 'unappealing' alternative.
Party leaders to take part in election TV debates
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will go head to head in an historic series of television debates during next year's general election campaign.
Lloyds and RBS to cut their overdraft charges
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Nationalised banks to be made to lower fees as OFT drops court case
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1 New plot hatched to dislodge Brown before election
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3 Children's campaigner Sara Payne critically ill new
4 BNP in trouble for filing 'inadequate' accounts
5 Now it's hell on planes, trains and automobiles
6 Boy, six, dies in agricultural incident new
7 Lotto set for a festive £7m rollover
8 Strictly star charged with dangerous driving
9 Archbishop condemns Ugandan anti-gay debate new
10 The 'living' beach hut advent calendar new
11 Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great
12 The Big Moment: People were moving in a muted but purposeful way, as if answering a call
13 Brown called before Iraq inquiry – but after the election
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1 Stay off the roads until Christmas Day, says AA
2 Postmaster's killers to serve at least 34 years
3 Children's campaigner Sara Payne critically ill new
4 New plot hatched to dislodge Brown before election
5 Guy Ritchie pub's licence under review
6 Youth unemployment hits record high
7 How a mother's courage solved daughter's murder
8 Tobin: 18 years in a serial killer's life
10 Wife to be sentenced for trying to kill husband
11 Witnesses for the prosecution: how Blair is suffering trial by Chilcot
12 Addict dies as anthrax infects heroin users
13 80 MPs appeal against expenses repayments
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3Mark Steel: Where next in the battle against the establishment?
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6Review of the Year 2009: Climate change
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8Brown called before Iraq inquiry ? but after the election
Columnist Comments
• Steve Richards: Predictions to keep you going until new year
The leaders’ debates will dominate the campaign, but they won’t change much.
• Hamish McRae: An optimism that has drained away
It is, from an economic perspective, a sombre end to a sombre year.
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