Archive of articles from 2009

Anti-Vatican protest hits London

Campaigners pushing for a limit on the Vatican's political influence will hit the streets of London today, in a march coordinated with protests in Rome.

MPs call on Obama to reveal torture evidence

President Obama has been sent the letter by MPs and activists

A group of MPs and human rights activists have written to president Barack Obama calling on him to publish details of secret documents allegedly containing details of UK complicity in torture.

'Taxpayer money lines drug dealers' pockets'

Charlotte Atkins challenges Conservatives

Taxpayer money will go to drug dealers unless the Tories back plans to force drug addict benefit recipients to enter treatment, a Labour MP has said.

Brown calls for review of MP pensions

Prime minister Gordon Brown has called for a review into the pensions received by MPs

Darling refuses to rule out Lloyds nationalisation

Alistair Darling has refused to rule out the possibility the government could nationalise Lloyds Banking Group - the company formed from the merger of Lloyds and HBOS.

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