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Cameron: 'Big society' is the solution to poverty
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Conservative leader accuses Labour of fostering a centralising bureaucracy.
Miliband picks election battle over EU role new
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Foreign Secretary David Miliband firmly ruled himself out of contention for the role of European foreign minister today, saying he wanted to "stay and fight" the general election.
Three more government drugs advisers quit
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Alan Johnson failed in an attempt to defuse the damaging row between the Government and Britain's top scientists after three more of his drugs advisers resigned last night.
Andrew Grice: A new Gordon Brown?
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
David Cameron went on the attack over youth unemployment at Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon.
'Big Brother' database cancelled
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Nigel Morris and Robert Verkaik: Plan to store details of every phone call and email 'kicked into long grass' after furore
Brown pays tribute to troops killed in Afghanistan
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
The PM was speaking as controversy raged over his 'disrespectful' condolence letter to the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Dead soldier's mother confronts PM over lack of equipment
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Gordon Brown was confronted over the lack of equipment for British troops by the mother of a dead soldier when he called to offer his condolences.
Labour forces secret inquests Bill through the Commons
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Secret inquests which will bar bereaved families and the public from attending hearings into controversial deaths were forced through Parliament last night.
'Mortified' PM apologises over condolence note
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Brown telephones soldier's mother after spelling son's name wrong in letter
Bob Ainsworth: The conflict in Afghanistan is one of necessity, not choice
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Tomorrow, as we commemorate military sacrifice, my thoughts will be with our forces on the frontline in Afghanistan.
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