Archive of articles from 2010

Huhne leaves wife for ex-press secretary

Chris Huhne admits affair with former press officer

Senior Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne has left his wife for his ex-press secretary.

Waiting for the cuts

George Osborne will deliver the emergency Budget on Tuesday

George Osborne's emergency Budget is being scrutinised by Office of Budget Responsibility chief Sir Alan Budd ahead of its delivery on Tuesday.

Tory MP 'in failed suicide bid'

Tory MP was hit by train on Thursday evening

Former shadow minister David Ruffley is recovering after what appears to have been a suicide attempt in a London railway station.

Cameron wants wartime mentality

David Cameron addresses the troops in Afghanistan

David Cameron has called on the British people to pay the same respects to service personnel as was seen during the world wars of the 20th century.

Osborne snares Labour's Hutton for public sector pensions review

Former Labour Cabinet minister John Hutton will chair independent pensions review

Labour's former work and pensions secretary John Hutton has been unveiled as the chair of an independent commission on public service pensions.

Ed Miliband turns on 'cavalier' Lib Dems

Ed Miliband was among Labour negotiators during coalition talks with Lib Dems

Labour leadership contender Ed Miliband has hit out at the "crypto-Tory" Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, as huge spending cuts in Tuesday's Budget loom.

Late-night bars face coalition clampdown

Coalition government wants to address drink-fuelled disorder

Measures to roll back Labour's easing of restrictions on late-night drinking in Britain's urban centres are set to be introduced by the Home Office, according to a report.

Osborne: 'Road to ruin' Britain needs cuts

Osborne's emergency Budget will cover a four-year period

Failure to quickly address Britain's public finances imbalances would set the country on the "road to ruin", George Osborne has warned.

White House scorn for BP chief's sailing trip

Tony Hayward before his poorly-received apperance on Capitol Hill

American anger at BP's chief executive Tony Hayward has increased another notch, after the under-fire boss went sailing this weekend.

Archbishop bashes 'market mentality'

Archbishop wants City to focus on more than just money

The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has hit out at the "market mentality" he believes was responsible for the 2008 financial crisis.

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