Archive of articles from 2010

Leaders' foreign affairs TV debate: As-it-happens

Production team at Sky News prepares for tonight's debate

Review our coverage of the second leaders' debate here.

Prescott not so Poplar after Tory scuffle

Conservative party members are being blamed for a scuffle involving former deputy prime minister John Prescott in east London.

Marmite moves against BNP

Marmite quickly distanced itself from BNP

The BNP face legal action after a party political broadcast used the Marmite brand's distinctive jar without permission.

Liam Fox's flat burgled, car stolen

Conservatives confirmed Liam Fox's flat was burgled - and his car stolen

Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox's car has been stolen and his flat broken into, the Conservatives have confirmed.

Knives out for Clegg as leaders' debate approaches

The Lib Dem leader faced brutal press attacks before this evening's debate

The Lib Dems have hit back at what they say is a concerted smear attack them as the third leaders' debate approaches.

Parties pledge to protect refugees

Party leaders have promised not to bash refugees in debates

Nick Clegg, David Cameron and Gordon Brown have signed a pledge to honour the importance of refugee protection ahead of the second leaders' debate focusing on foreign policy tonight.

England 'will be hardest hit' by cuts

A new report claims England will bear brunt of spending cuts

Scotland and Wales will get a better deal than England from the post-election spending cuts promised by the three main parties, claims a report published today.

Cameron is arrogant - Harman

Harriet Harman has called David Cameron arrogant

Harriet Harman has launched a scathing attack on David Cameron branding him "arrogant".

Clegg must be global 'visionary', Ashdown urges

Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown says tonight's leaders' debate on foreign policy is going to be "tough" for Nick Clegg - and has urged him to adopt a "visionary" position to win.

The polls: The Clegg effect continues

Lib Dems and Tories neck-and-neck in polls

A full week after the TV debate which saw Nick Clegg catapulted to the forefront of British politics, his Liberal Democrat party continues to have unprecedented levels of support.

Leaders prepare for crucial second debate

Three party leaders are preparing for their second TV debate on Sky News tonight

Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are preparing for the second televised leaders' debate.

Clegg attacked over World War II comments

Nick Clegg came under attack today in Daily Mail

Nick Clegg came under attack today in the Daily Mail for writing that British people have a "more insidious" cross to bear than Germany over the Second World War.

Lib Dems woo football fans

Premier league fans may be allowed to stand by a Lib Dem government

Safe standing in football stadiums could be introduced by a Liberal Democrat government, their culture, media and sport spokesman announced today.

UK needs 'radical reassessment' of foreign policy

Foreign affairs institute says we should reassess Britain's place in world

The UK needs a "radical reassessment" of its role in the world according to a survey of the defence industry.

Crime figures drop

Crime figures have fallen by seven per cent

Crime fell by seven per cent in 2009 compared to the previous year, new figures reveal today.

Cameron: Hung parliament bad for economy

David Cameron said a hung parliament could affect the economy

David Cameron today warned a hung parliament could hurt the Britain's credit rating.

Clegg denies wrongdoing over donations

Clegg angry about newspaper stories on donations

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has hit out at reports that he misused donations to his party.

Weston-super-Mare: Vandals target Tory posters

Conservative posters torn down in Weston

Weston-super-Mare's Conservative MP is furious after vandals tore down party posters from a supporters' gardens last night.

Tory armed forces manifesto launched

Tories launch armed forces manifesto today

The Conservative Party pledged to protect the defence budget for 2010/11 as it launched its armed forces manifesto today.

Tories send senior gay MP to Poland

The most senior gay member of the shadow Cabinet will visit the Tories' European partners to push for homosexual equality.

Conservative candidate charity money missing

A charity run by Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate Hammersmith and Shepherds' Bush in west London, could be investigated by the Charity Commission after it was discovered £16,000 was missing from its accounts.

Call to sack Tory frontbencher over homosexuality row

Julian Lewis compared homosexual activity to the dangers of being on the front line

David Cameron has been urged to sack one of his front bench team as it emerged that he had made remarks that compared gay sex to the front line in war zones.

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