Lords re-open probe into Baroness Uddin's expenses
A row erupted tonight between prosecutors and the House of Lords authorities
following a decision not to bring charges against the Labour peer Baroness
Uddin over her expenses.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:11 +0000 Senior Tory joins Lib Dems over Europe row
A senior Tory MEP has defected to the Liberal Democrats over David Cameron's
stance on Europe.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:31 +0000 Court bans BNP from recruiting new members
The British National Party was today banned from recruiting new members after
a court ruled its constitution was illegal.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:05:45 +0000 Clegg backs porn director for Commons seat
An award-winning female porn director who has been appointed as a
parliamentary hopeful for the Liberal Democrats will be a passionate
campaigner for her local area, party leader Nick Clegg said today.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:27:49 +0000 Public sector pension costs may reach £79bn a year
Pension payments to retired public servants could balloon by 200 per cent to £79bn a year in the next 50 years, according to a report by government spending watchdogs published today.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Now the battle begins to win Clegg's heart
Labour will today warn 300,000 wavering voters who are tempted to support the
Liberal Democrats that they could let David Cameron into Downing Street by
the back door.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Protests on politicians? first day in court
The three Labour MPs accused of expenses fraud claimed the protection of
parliamentary privilege yesterday as they appeared for the first time in
court.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 'Optimising webinar trialogues for the wellderly': Discuss
Ever considered the tonality of the PowerPoint presentation you are submitting for the webinar on local policy disbenefits to the wellderly? You might have done if you work for the public sector.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 MPs and peer to fight expenses prosecution with 1689 law
Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer told a judge today they will use a
320-year-old law to argue they should not be prosecuted over the expenses
scandal.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:57 +0000 Porn director to fight for Westminster seat
An award-winning female porn director has been appointed as a parliamentary
hopeful for the Liberal Democrats, it was disclosed today.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:37 +0000 Married MPs Ann and Alan Keen ordered to repay £1,500 expenses
Married Labour MPs Ann and Alan Keen were ordered today to repay £1,500 in
expenses claimed for running a second home where they were actually living
full-time.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:46:49 +0000 My demands for a post-election deal, by Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg will this weekend announce the four "tests" he would set for Labour and the Conservatives in return for the support of the Liberal Democrats if neither main party wins an overall majority at the general election.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Budget date gives clearest signal yet of 6 May election
Gordon Brown has given the clearest indication so far that he has decided on a 6 May election, revealing that the Government will set out what could be its last Budget just two weeks before he formally asks the Queen to dissolve Parliament.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Nick Clegg: 'We will not play games with other parties'
Nick Clegg's diary is in chaos this week. His one-year-old son Miguel developed breathing difficulties on Sunday night. The next morning Mr Clegg and his Spanish wife, Miriam, took him to their GP, who said he should go immediately to Chelsea and Westminster hospital. The initial treatment did not work and he was kept in for two nights. Although now back at home, he is still a bit wheezy.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 The Big Question: Are we heading towards a hung parliament, and how would it work?
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Police inquiry into MP's expenses
The Labour MP Harry Cohen has become the latest MP to be investigated by police over his expenses.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 With friends like these... Tory leader's ally puts his foot in it
David Cameron is privately "much more conservative" than the moderate public image he projects to voters, one of the Tory leader's closest allies has claimed.
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:01 +0000 Pay freeze for senior public sector staff 'insulting'
The Government was today accused of "insulting" senior staff in the
civil service, NHS and elsewhere in the public sector after the Prime
Minister announced a pay freeze under moves to save £3 billion in the next
three years.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:32:35 +0000 Gordon Brown stands firm in defence spending row
The Prime Minister insisted again today that all urgent operational requests
for equipment for troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq had been met.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:41:11 +0000 Andrew Grice: First skirmish in election battle
A bout of election fever at Westminster today, after confirmation that the
Budget will be on March 24, making May 6 even more of a certainty as the
general election date.
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