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Equipment for extra troops confirmed new
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth said Britain is to send an extra 500 troops to Afghanistan.
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SNP reveals vision for independence new
Monday, 30 November 2009
First Minister Alex Salmond launched a White Paper for a vote on constitutional reform.
Britain faces return to Victorian levels of poverty
Monday, 30 November 2009
Andrew Grice: Labour's strategy for tackling poverty has reached the end of the road, according to a major study seen by The Independent.
Ministers fear Iraq backlash will lose Labour the election
Monday, 30 November 2009
Brown may pay political price for 'Blair's war' as Lib Dem ratings are boosted
Crucial Anglo-Irish talks held to avert political crisis in Northern Ireland new
Monday, 30 November 2009
The British and Irish governments will hold talks in London today aimed at averting a crisis in the Northern Ireland political process.
Lib Dems change 'mansion tax' plan
Monday, 30 November 2009
The Liberal Democrats are to double the rate of their controversial "mansion tax" but impose it on fewer properties, the party announced today in a damage limitation exercise.
NHS watchdog more reliable, says minister
Monday, 30 November 2009
The Government defended the NHS regulator today after a report found a raft of underperforming hospitals and consistently high death rates.
BNP leader Griffin will attend climate summit
Monday, 30 November 2009
The leader of the British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, is to represent the European Parliament at the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen next week.
Few benefits of non-dom status, says Goldsmith
Monday, 30 November 2009
Zac Goldsmith, who advises Tory leader David Cameron on green issues, insisted yesterday that he had derived "very few benefits" from his non-domiciled tax status.
Bob Ainsworth: You Ask The Questions
Monday, 30 November 2009
The Defence Secretary answers your questions, such as 'Why is our Army so poorly equipped?' and 'Do you regret voting for the Iraq war?'
Iraq: The war was illegal
Sunday, 29 November 2009
Then Attorney General Goldsmith was 'pinned to the wall and bullied into keeping quiet' while the Prime Minister kept the Cabinet in the dark.
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5Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: I'm beginning to feel some sympathy for Tony Blair
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Thatcher believed concern for the bottom was 'wet'. Cameron is opposite
• Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Help, I'm feeling sorry for Blair
We should have had ordinary Iraqi and British citizens on the inquiry panel
• Andreas Whittam Smith: The Commons has lost all power
If MPs want more influence they must stop whining and raise their game
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