Archive of articles from 2009

'Sorry' Speaker will fight on

Michael Martin has been Speaker since October 2000

Commons Speaker Michael Martin is refusing to resign despite apologising for his part in the expenses scandal, amid tense scenes in the Commons.

MPs doubt if Britain rules the waves

Are Britain's ports protected from terrorist attack?

"Limited resources" are leaving civilian ships in British waters vulnerable to terrorist attack, MPs have warned.

Prison violence up a third in five years

Prison violence up a third in five years

New figures show prison violence has gone up by a third in the last five years, in what many analysts are treating as an inevitable consequence of overcrowding.

Labour MP investigated over expenses

Ben Chapman, MP for Wirral South

Ben Chapman is the latest MP to be embarrassed by the Telegraph's expenses revelations.

Voters shun main parties - poll

Main parties shunned in latest poll

Voters are abandoning mainstream political parties in the wake of the expenses scandal, a new poll shows.

Mandelson against 'ideological' credit crunch battles

Peter Mandelson opposes credit crunch gloating

Lord Mandelson has warned against the dangers of an "ideological" approach to dealing with the credit crunch.

Envoy Blair given $1m prize

Tony Blair wins prize for Middle East work

Former prime minister Tony Blair spent yesterday evening accepting a $1 million prize for his work as a Middle East envoy.

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