Archive of articles from 2007

Brown urges Burmese govt to excercise 'restraint'

Burmese monks flood the streets in protest, as Gordon Brown warns ruling leaders to excercise 'restraint'.

Gordon Brown has called for "immediate international action" to attend to the situation in Burma.

Alexander pushes international solution to development

The government place £1 billion in the Global Fund to held international development.

Britain has committed an extra £1 billion to fight diseases such as Aids, TB and malaria across the world.

Olympic prep begins with coaching programme

James Purnell gives the Olympics a boost, with additional funding to produce new atheletes.

The government today launched a new initiative to prepare British school children for competing in the Olympics.

Balls: Conference for setting policy, not election date

Ed Balls claims the conference will focus on policy, not an early election.

This week's Labour conference will be about setting out the election terrain not timing, one of Gordon Brown's closest confidantes said last night.

Referendum floated as election decider

The Sun newspaper launches a campaign to force a referendum on the EU treaty.

Gordon Brown's hopes of a smooth election campaign suffered a setback today after the <i>Sun</i> newspaper threatened to push for a referendum on Europe right up until the poll date.

Alexander accuses rivals of stoking English nationalism

Wendy Alexander accusses the Tories and the SNP of taking advantage of English nationalism.

Wendy Alexander announced her leadership of the Scottish Labour party today with an attack on the SNP and Conservative parties.

Brown challenged to name the date

Ming challanges Brown to call an election today

As Gordon Brown puts the finishing touches to his first speech as leader to the Labour party conference, Menzies Campbell has challenged him to call an election.

Brown mute on election date

No word from Brown on election date

Gordon Brown has not called a general election.

PM vows to stand up for British talent

Brown sets out vision for Labour

Gordon Brown today promised to reposition Labour as the party of aspiration and opportunity.

Gordon Brown's speech: Point by point

Gordon Brown, policy by policy

Gordon Brown has delivered his first speech as leader to the Labour party conference. In his longstanding tendency to put substance ahead of style, he promised today's keynote speech would be heavy on policy. Here, politics.co.uk outlines the prime minister's main commitments.

Labour floats third way - a November poll

November general election raised as option

Gordon Brown has said he will use this year's Labour conference to launch a wealth of new policies, but attention continues to be fixed on the possibility of an autumn election.

Chancellor promises protection for savers

Darling makes first conference speech as chancellor

The chancellor today promised to restore savers' confidence in the banking system after the run on the Northern Rock bank.

Labour drafting 'idealistic' manifesto

The man behind the manifesto

Labour will fight the next election on an idealistic manifesto but one firmly rooted in the politics of new Labour, the man in charge of drafting it declared today.

Chancellor weighs up £100,000 savings guarantee

Chancellor Alistair Darling considers guaranteeing British savings up to £100,000 after Northern Rock crisis

The government could pledge to guarantee savings worth up to £100,000 in plans being considered by chancellor Alistair Darling following the Northern Rock crisis.

Govt publishes guidance on cyberbullying

New campaign targets bullying 'bystanders'

The government has launched a new awareness campaign to draw attention to cyberbullying.

Prison deaths 'avoidable'

Prison deaths blamed on overcrowding

The Prison Service is failing to avoid preventable deaths in custody, it was reported today.

Darling to be quizzed over Northern Rock response

Darling to answer questions over Northern Rock

Alistair Darling is to be questioned by MPs over the handling of the Northern Rock crisis.

Brown takes bold stand against Mugabe

Brown implores other leaders to follow his lead and refuse to meet with Robert Mugabe at the EU-Africa summit.

Gordon Brown will boycott the EU-Africa summit in Portugal later this year as a mark of protest against the despotic leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.

Labour prepare for conference amid 'poll fever'

Brown prepares to go to battle at Labour's party conference, as early poll rumors continue.

Gordon Brown has reportedly not ruled out an autumn election after meeting with senior Labour strategists yesterday.

Campbell: Put environment at heart of constitution

Campbell argues for an environment Bill of Rights as his closes the Lib Dems conference this year.

Protection for the environment should be enshrined in the British constitution, Menzies Campbell declared today.

'With age, comes experience', insists Campbell

Campbell fights back at critics, arguing his age gives him advantage over Brown and Cameron.

Menzies Campbell today hit back at Gordon Brown, claiming his legacy is already one of illiberalism and mishandling of the economy.

King questioned over Northern Rock debacle

Mervin King faces harsh criticism, after a tumutlous week in the finance world.

The governor of the Bank of England (BoE) was questioned by an influential group of MPs today following the decision to flood the money markets with £10 billion to increase liquidity.

Lib Dems demand end to 'surveillance society'

Lib Dems object claim the government has eaten away at civil liberties by increasing security.

The "surveillance society" must be rolled back, Liberal Democrats said today.

Govt 'failed to act' on flood defences

Lib Dems accuse govt of cutting costs on flood defences prior to the unprecedented flooding this summer.

The government was today accused of a failure of economics and flood management.

Summer loving over for Cameron

The 'Brown bounce' bounces Cameron further down the polls.

Conservative hopes the 'Brown bounce' had exhausted itself have been dealt a blow by the latest opinion poll which puts Labour on the election-winning 40 per cent benchmark.

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