The first day of August is popularly known in Spain as Operación Salida (Operation Exit). But those expecting the country’s embattled Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, to join the millions of Spaniards making their annual mass exodus from the towns and cities and quit – in a political sense – were left sorely disappointed.
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Mariano Rajoy slush fund allegations: Spain PM denounces former ally Luis Barcenas
Thursday 01 August 2013
Spain's prime minister has made an unexpected confession that he was wrong to trust his former party financial chief for so many years but denies the ex-treasurer's allegations that the party ran a slush fund.
David Cameron humiliated me, says Peter Cruddas - the man who bankrolled the Tory party
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Ex-treasurer attacks PM after victory in 'cash-for-access' case
Not a vote winner: Only one in eight would support 'Margaret Thatcher' bank holiday
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Proposal was among raft of parliamentary Bills tabled by Tory backbenchers' group in 'Alternative Queen's Speech'
Corrupt? I’m being blackmailed, says Spain’s embattled PM Mariano Rajoy in wake of slush fund allegations
Monday 15 July 2013
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy rejected calls to quit on Monday after his party’s former treasurer said in court he was the author of documents leaked to the press last week, which alleged the premier was paid out of a slush fund.
Allegations of slush fund cash payments hit Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was allegedly paid from a slush fund operated by the governing People’s Party (PP) when he was a minister in the 1990s, according to documents published in the newspaper El Mundo. The accusations drew denials from the PP and calls for Mr Rajoy’s resignation, from opposition parties weary of austerity measures and an economy mired in recession.
Jon Corzine to face fraud charges
Friday 28 June 2013
A regulator in the US has filed civil charges against Jon Corzine, the former New Jersey governor and ex-chief executive of the collapsed MF Global brokerage, in connection with the alleged misuse of customer funds.
Australia's new PM Kevin Rudd topples Labor rival Julia Gillard - then calls for 'kindness' between MPs
Thursday 27 June 2013
New Prime Minister faces ongoing defections as cabinet ministers continue to resign
Bercows 'did not put Parliamentary security at risk' when Speaker's wife Sally sold furniture from apartment on eBay before McAlpine court battle
Thursday 13 June 2013
There were concerns when Mrs Bercow invited winning bidders to collect items from their Westminster flat
Rajan's Wrong 'un: The fight against corruption in the IPL is a battle for the very soul of India
Monday 03 June 2013
The structure of the IPL is a denial of the rights of equal citizenship
Matthew Norman on Monday: Melanie Philips shone a torch on darkness and revealed herself
Sunday 26 May 2013
Ms Phillips found mirth in the aftermath of Woolwich. Plus, let's hope the Commons treats IDS gently over this statistics snafu
Twitter libel: Sally Bercow says she has 'learned the hard way' as she settles with Tory peer Lord McAlpine over libellous tweet
Friday 24 May 2013
Commons speaker's wife called the ruling 'a warning to all social media users,' as McAlpine's lawyer indicates settlement will go to charity
Tory Lord Feldman to face questions about allegations he described grassroots activists as 'swivel-eyed loons'
Sunday 19 May 2013
The Conservative Party Chairman, Lord Feldman, has privately admitted speaking to journalists who reported a senior Tory figure describing local party activists as “swivel-eyed loons”, it emerged on Sunday.
Misjudged dress: Ahoy there WI mateys, tha’s no olde time pirate
Thursday 02 May 2013
Members of a Women’s Institute who thought it would be fun to dress up as pirates for a meeting were left feeling embarrassed when their light-hearted gesture went wrong.
Ken Clarke calls Ukip 'a collection of clowns' and claims some of the party's supporters are racist and wouldn't vote Tory
Sunday 28 April 2013
Clarke also agreed with David Cameron's view that the party contained 'fruitcakes and closet racists'
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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