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Pressure builds before expenses report

By Alex Stevenson The government is ramping up pressure on Sir Christopher Kelly ahead of the final publication of his review of MPs’ expenses later this week. Gordon Brown met Sir Christopher this morning ahead of the report. He was expected to call for the recommendations to ensure poor would-be MPs will not be deterred… Read more »

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Gordon Brown with Afghan president Hamid Karzai
Afghan election called off

By politics.co.uk staff Next weekend’s Afghan presidential election run-off has been cancelled, officials said today. The independent election commission called off the vote after president Hamid Karzai’s sole remaining rival, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out. Opposition politicians were concerned the re-run’s sole intention was to grant legitimacy to the Karzai government, and that the process would… Read more »