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Ukip offered Tories election deal over treaty
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Ukip deal was to pull out of general election in return for a pledge to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
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 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
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
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2 Lord Pearson plays the Islam card to win leadership of Ukip
3 Ukip offered Tories election deal over treaty
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5 Poll shows success for Tory maginals policy
6 RAF's wartime reconnaissance photos go online in new archive
7 Brown steps in to save bid for World Cup
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9 I threatened to resign over Iraq, says UN ambassador
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11 Tories sceptical over plan to reduce EU's powers
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5 I threatened to resign over Iraq, says UN ambassador
6 RAF's wartime reconnaissance photos go online in new archive
7 Lord Pearson plays the Islam card to win leadership of Ukip
8 Straw says reform of libel laws is needed
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6Lord Pearson plays the Islam card to win leadership of Ukip
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Columnist Comments
• Andrew Grice: Enough of the philosophy, Mr Cameron.
Think-tanks play an important role in politics. But they have their limits.
• Christina Patterson: Very nice - but forgiveness is overrated
Sometimes, as Lydon sang, in his post Sex Pistols band, 'anger is an energy.'
• 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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