Archive of articles from 2010

Short devastates Blair

Clare Short giving evidence to the Iraq inquiry today

Clare Short has savaged Tony Blair and his style of government in a disarming and provocative witness session at the Iraq inquiry.

Brown launches electoral reform plans

Voting reform has long been a Lib Dem agenda, but the party is uncomfortable with Labour plans for an alternative vote system

Gordon Brown launched plans for electoral reform this morning that could bring fundamental changes to the way Britain votes.

Pope's intervention sparks equality bill row

Catholic pastors are preparing for their biggest confrontation with the government in years after the Pope encouraged them to take on Harriet Harman's equality bill.

Osborne to shift cuts debate

George Osborne will answer claims Tories are in "complete confusion"

George Osborne sought to move the debate on from spending cuts as he outlined his party's plans for dealing with the economy in a speech today.

'Inertia' crippling UK counter-terrorism strategy

"Institutional inertia" may be hampering counter-terrorism efforts, MPs say

Britain's preparation for major terrorist threats is being crippled by "institutional inertia", an influential committee of MPs said today.

Tories 'sought unionist alliance'

David Cameron faces accusations of interfering with politics in Northern Ireland as agreement between the province's two main parties moves closer.

New poll shows Tory lead slipping further

The Tories are more popular with men than women, the polls show

The Tory lead has slipped to seven per cent, according to a new poll released today.

Unite union fights Cadbury takeover

Workers from Cadbury's plants are lobbying their MPs in Westminster as the chocolate-maker's takeover by US firm Kraft is finalised.

Peers defeat social care challenge

Free social care for around 250,000 was a key part of Gordon Brown's 2009 conference speech

A former health minister's attempt to derail the government's proposals for free social care failed in the Lords last night, as consensus over the policy remains elusive.

MPs make progress in expenses appeals

Around a quarter of the MPs told to repay expenses claims have succeeded in reducing or wiping out auditor Sir Thomas Legg's demands, it has been reported.