Archive of articles from 2011

Why MPs will always be the last to know

All right-thinking press officers would be mad to save up the big news for the House of Commons.

Londoners more loyal to London than UK

London pride - but not enough to demand new powers for Boris

Londoners are prouder of the city they live in than they are of Britain itself, a new poll has revealed.

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Coalition 'retreating from war promise'

Commons not guaranteed vote before UK goes to war

The government is retreating from its commitment to ensure the Commons approves decisions to go to war.

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'Dark arts' of lobbying revealed

More secrets of the lobbying world revealed

Revelations about "embarrassing" strategems used by a lobbying firm have prompted further demands for reform from Labour.

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The Conservative curse: Cameron faces the Europe test

Entente cordiale? Sarkozy cut short his meeting with Cameron last week so he could concentrate on talks with Merkel.

David Cameron is in an almost impossible position ahead of Thursday's EU summit, as the curse of Europe comes back to haunt another Conservative prime minister.

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Commons backs extradition reform

The Commons has called on the government to reform Britain's extradition arrangements with other countries "to strengthen the protection of British citizens".

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