Archive of articles from 2007

Ministers 'knew' of Home Office row

John Reid comes under fire over records of Britons convicted abroad

The Conservatives have said the position of two Home Office ministers would be "untenable" if reports that they knew Britons convicted abroad were not being tracked were true.

NHS 'set to miss' MRSA targets

Memo reveals concern that NHS will meet its MRSA targets

Health minister Andy Burnham has insisted the government can still meet its target to cut rates of hospital superbug MRSA, after a leaked memo shows the NHS is set to miss it.

'No plans' to send more troops to Iraq

Foreign secretary Margaret Beckett says no further deployment to Iraq

Britain has no plans to send any more troops to Iraq, the foreign secretary has confirmed after the US announced it would be sending another 20,000 to the region.

Labour's foreign policy plans 'dust'

Charles Clarke condemns Labour's foreign policy

New Labour's good intentions in foreign policy have turned to "dust", former home secretary Charles Clarke has warned.

Bank of England ups interest rates to 5.25%

The Bank of England has increased interest rates

Interest rates rose to 5.25 per cent today, after the Bank of England took action to lower inflation.

South-east MEP joins far-right group

Ashley Mote MEP joins far-right new grouping in European parliament

A British MEP has joined a new far-right grouping in the European parliament, which includes the French National Front and an anti-semitic Romanian party.

New tables highlight gap in GCSE results

GCSE tables have been questioned after new figures

The number of children gaining five or more GCSEs at a C grade or higher has increased, but new figures show that most students do not manage to achieve five good grades when maths and English are included.

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