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Johnson: we need a debate on migration
The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, is to launch a drive to convince the public that immigration is a "good thing" for Britain as Labour goes on the offensive against the BNP and the Conservatives ahead of the general election.
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Johnson has 'no regrets' over sacked drugs adviser
Monday, 9 November 2009
Alan Johnson remains unrepentant over the controversial sacking of his chief adviser on drugs and is surprised about the outcry from scientists over the decision.
Tories finally come clean on Ashcroft tax status
Monday, 9 November 2009
Party's deputy chairman has 'fulfilled the obligations imposed on him'
Tough love: The good parents' guide
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Firm rules are better for children than a more relaxed approach, says a liberal think tank.
Brown backs tax on banks – but the US is opposed
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Britain will not act alone, the Prime Minister tells finance ministers at the G20 summit in St Andrews
Plans to fast-track new nuclear power stations
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Government would be able to speed through proposals for 11 new power stations in just a year.
Don't rewrite expenses reforms, says Hague
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Shadow Foreign Secretary warns the parliamentary watchdog against watering down the Kelly proposals.
BNP set to advance in ex-Speaker Martin's Glasgow seat
Sunday, 8 November 2009
The battle for the parliamentary seat vacated by former House of Commons speaker Michael Martin could hand the British National Party its first major breakthrough in Scotland, it was claimed yesterday.
Tory Eurosceptics threaten 'all-out war' over Brussels
Sunday, 8 November 2009
David Cameron's promise of a referendum in 2015 would come too late to placate his MPs and MEPs.
Drive to tackle youth unemployment
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Thousands of jobs for young people are expected to be announced this week as part of the Government's drive to tackle youth unemployment.
Brown tells Karzai to sort out corruption or else...
Saturday, 7 November 2009
But Opposition accuses Prime minister of sending 'mixed messages'.
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1 Remembrance Sunday: 'At least we knew what we were fighting for in 1944'
2 Johnson: we need a debate on migration
3 Schoolboy confronts Griffin at memorial
4 Tories finally come clean on Ashcroft tax status
5 Tory Eurosceptics threaten 'all-out war' over Brussels
6 Revealed: Government's 'heartless' treatment of forced marriage victims
7 Two Britons share £90m lottery jackpot
8 One-third of armed forces have no vote
9 Women who travel for sex: Sun, sea and gigolos
10 Johnson has 'no regrets' over sacked drugs adviser
11 The first poppy found in war diary
12 Justin Fenton: 'Disputes are pettier than in Baltimore'
13 Model's struggle after rape and acid attack
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1 Two Britons share £90m lottery jackpot
2 In search of a family: The 'problem' children left behind
3 Nuclear veterans win compensation case
4 Plans to fast-track nuclear plants to be unveiled
5 Remembrance Sunday: 'At least we knew what we were fighting for in 1944'
6 Darling urges action on climate change
7 Minister defends Afghan mission as a nation remembers
8 Hague warns against rewriting expenses reforms
9 Drive to tackle youth unemployment
10 Green beliefs win legal protection
11 Casualties of war: how forces children bear scars of conflict
12 Murder hunt launched to find firework killer
13 Plans to fast-track new nuclear power stations
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2Schoolboy confronts Griffin at memorial
3Tory Eurosceptics threaten 'all-out war' over Brussels
4Minister defends Afghan mission as a nation remembers
5Academics attack Professor Nutt over 'incorrect statements' on drugs
6Leading article: Why we must leave Afghanistan
7Public support 'crucial' to Afghan success, says general
8BNP set to advance in ex-Speaker Martin's Glasgow seat
Columnist Comments
• Bruce Anderson: The EU battle isn't over for Cameron
A short-term crisis has been averted, but a longer term crisis is inevitable
• Simon Carr: It's a bottle a day, but don't call me an alcoholic
Binge-drinking was once praised as being safer than steady soaking
• Philip Hensher: Berlin... but that was in another country
A great wall rises up between us and what we remember
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