Archive of articles from 2010

Brown quits as Labour leader

Gordon Brown announced his resignation plans outside No 10

Gordon Brown will not continue as Labour leader, he has told journalists in a dramatic statement in Downing Street.

Tories offer Clegg referendum on electoral reform

Cometh the hour: The pressure is on Nick Clegg.

The Conservatives have offered the Liberal Democrats a referendum on electoral reform, as the battle for a coalition with Nick Clegg turned into an all-out bidding war.

Brown's future in doubt

Brown's position becomes more vulnerable the longer Tory-Lib Dem talks go on

Rumours about Labour's ability to weather the current the political storm abound, with many commentators already drawing up a list of potential leadership contenders.

Cameron faces right-wing demands

David Cameron in his parliamentary office. He'll be meeting the parliamentary party later today.

David Cameron is fighting off pressure from the right wing of his party as the Tories become more and more jittery about the terms of a deal with the Lib Dems.

Markets open strongly

Markets bounced back strongly after Euro deal and UK party talks

The FTSE 100 index opens strongly today with a jump of four per cent in share prices.

Tory attempts to diversify only partially successful

Shaun Bailey, one of a new breed of Tory candidate, who didn't win in Hammersmith

David Camerons' attempt to diversify the Conservative party met with mixed results on Thursday, according to new research.

BNP faces new legal threat

Nick Griffin faces a new legal action over the BNP's constitution

After a disastrous election the British National party (BNP) faces the threat of a new court action from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Activists outline how electoral reform would hit Westminster

Dif'rent strokes: different voting systems would leave parliament looking very changed

Thursday's election would have delivered radically different results if the voting system had been different, new research suggests.

90% of Lib Dems back Tory talks

Casting a shadow: Most Lib Dems back Clegg's tactics

A surprisingly high number of Liberal Democrat members back Nick Clegg's decision to enter into talks with the Conservatives.

20-day BA strike announced

New BA cabin crew srikes have been announced

BA cabin crew has announced it will strike for 20 days in May and June.

Bookies install David Miliband as front-runner

David Miliband is the favourite to become Labour leader

Bookmakers have quickly installed David Miliband as favourite to lead the Labour party, just moments after Gordon Brown announced his intention to stand down.

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