Archive of articles from 2006

Short to quit as MP

Clare Short to quit as MP at the next election to campaign for hung parliament

Clare Short has announced she will be stepping down as a Labour MP at the next general election to campaign for a hung parliament.

Brown: Blair is my friend

Gordon Brown says Tony Blair is his friend despite ups and downs

Gordon Brown today issued a gushing endorsement of Tony Blair's premiership and insisted 'he is my friend'.

Call for action on young drinkers and smokers

Report calls for tougher action to stop young people drinking and smoking

Drinking and smoking are as harmful to society as illegal drugs and the government should take greater action to prevent them, a new report has warned.

Blair condemns anti-American 'madness'

Tony Bair says anti-Americanism is madness

The prime minister has called for an end to hostility towards the US, saying it was "madness" given the vital role the country played in international affairs.

Hewitt calls for Labour leadership hustings

Patricia Hewitt says Labour must reconnect with voters

Members of the public should be able to grill the candidates for the Labour leadership at hustings around the country, Patricia Hewitt has said.

Ann Widdecombe to quiz Tory hopefuls

Ann Widdecombe will join a Dragon's Den style panel at the Conservative conference

Would-be Conservative MPs will have to face Ann Widdecombe at next month's party conference as a test of their resolve.

NHS reforms 'will be praised around the world'

Tony Blair uses a hospital visit to issue a strong defence of his NHS reforms

England will become a place where people from all over the world will come to "see how healthcare should be", Tony Blair has said.

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