Livingstone takes on advisory role for Chavez
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has agreed to help Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez improve urban planning.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:05:59 +0100 Brown given November deadline to save his jobCabinet ministers will give Gordon Brown "one last chance" to save his premiership but will try to oust him by November if he fails to improve Labour's prospects.
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Today in Politics: What's new?
After three weeks away from the Westminster hothouse on my summer break, what
has changed?
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:51:05 +0100 Ministers to tell energy firms: 'Use your profits to help poor'Energy companies could escape a windfall tax on their huge profits if they do more to help people struggling to pay their fuel bills.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 There's 'no excuse' for being fat, Tory health spokesman declaresThere is "no excuse" for people to be too fat, the Conservatives will declare today as they launch a drive to encourage healthier lifestyles.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Former farmer wins leadership of Scottish Lib Dems with rallying cryThe former Shetland farmer Tavish Scott swept to victory as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats yesterday, immediately launching a stinging attack on the Nationalist administration at Holyrood.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Northern Ireland Executive's future in doubt
If the Northern Ireland Executive fails to meet next month there will be
serious consequences for the future governance of the region, First Minister
Peter Robinson warned today.
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:32:42 +0100 Sex and politics: The case of the crime writer's mystery loverRuth Rendell may be the mistress of the crime mystery, but there is one case that even her celebrated creation, Inspector Wexford, would be unlikely to solve: The Case of the Mystery Writer's Secret Political Lover.
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Smith blames contractor for data lossMinisters sought yesterday to avoid the blame for last week's loss of a memory stick containing data on thousands of prisoners.
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 MP whose death sparked poll was suing the MoD
The Labour MP whose death forced the latest by-election to threaten Gordon
Brown's premiership was suing the Government over its refusal to pay
compensation for the illness that killed him.
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 MoD struggling to maintain aircraft and supplies to troopsThe Ministry of Defence faces such a critical shortage of civilian staff, engineers and technical expertise that it is struggling to maintain its aircraft, and the supply of equipment to troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is under threat, leaked memos reveal.
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 British firms trading in Zimbabwe refuse to sign ethical code Ministers mounted a secret campaign to persuade huge British firms to adopt "an ethical approach" to their investments in Zimbabwe, amid concerns that some could be "silently complicit" in Robert Mugabe's reign of terror, documents obtained by The Independent on Sunday have revealed.
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Consultants who lost data are working on ID cardsThe Home Office contractor which lost a computer memory stick containing the details of 84,000 prisoners is at the heart of developing the Government's controversial compulsory identity cards system.
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 The South Bank show: Chaos in the court of King BorisNorman Foster's ultra-modern glass and steel City Hall stands incongruously against the regal architecture of the Tower of London where medieval knights and nobles once vied for royal favour. There may be no Traitor's Gate, with heads on spikes, outside the more modern centre of political power, but the penalty of falling out of favour in Boris Johnson's court can be just as swiftly executed.
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 I feel your financial pain, says Clegg as he gives up OcadoFacing up to the grim reality of spiralling prices and renegotiating a mortgage? Well, you are not alone. Nick Clegg knows a little about the sharp edge of the credit crunch.
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Confidential information on thousands of criminals lostSensitive details of thousands of criminals have been lost in the latest major data breach to engulf the Government.
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Clegg reveals his grand vision on renewable energyNick Clegg will today unveil plans to make Britain an exporter of green energy by 2050, as he called for a programme "on the scale of the Apollo moon landings" to transform Britain's dependence on foreign oil, gas and coal supplies.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Johnson distances himself from CameronBoris Johnson is deliberately distancing himself from David Cameron by describing the Conservative leader's claim that Britain's is a "broken society" as "piffle", senior Tory sources said yesterday.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Brown ends holiday by dismissing talk of crisisGordon Brown tried to shrug off questions over his leadership as he ended his summer break saying he would go on to win a general election.
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0100 Osborne: "Tories will create fairer society"
The Tories are now the right party to create a fairer society because the
Government has failed to raise the incomes, aspirations and opportunities of
Britain's poorest people, George Osborne said today.
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