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New direction: Brown unveils new plan for Afghanistan
Pakistani president snubs Brown

By politics.co.uk staff A press conference scheduled between Gordon Brown and Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari has been cancelled shortly after the prime minister’s arrival in Islamabad, reports suggest. Rumours are swirling among the prime minister’s entourage that the cancellation is a protest about the arrest of twelve men – 11 of them Pakistani students… Read more »

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Gordon Brown announcing his proposals last week
PM in retreat over MP expenses

By politics.co.uk staff Gordon Brown has dumped his idea of a daily ‘clocking-in’ payment for MPs. The government is due to table its motion including the other proposals in the prime minister’s scheme for clearing up MPs’ allowances shortly. It is not expected to include the changes to the second homes allowance, however, after opposition… Read more »