Archive of articles from 2012

'Corrupted': Police admit public officials received illegal payments

Leveson inquiry moves on to look at relationship between press and police

Journalists at the Sun newspaper used illegal payments to public officials to win exclusive stories, the chief police officer probing phone-hacking said today.

Clegg doggedly pursues Lords reform despite growing anger

Clegg was put in charge of constitutional reform in the coalition agreement

Nick Clegg will face a parliamentary committee today to lay out the case for an elected upper house.

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Charlotte Church secures £600k phone-hacking settlement

Charlotte Church to receive £300,000 in damages and £300,000 in costs

Charlotte Church and her parents have won a £600,000 settlement over stories secured through phone-hacking claims by News Group Newspapers.

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Gays have more rights than Christians, report finds

Religion: More sinned against than sinning?

Gay people have more rights than religious believers due to equality legislation, a parliamentary group found today.

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Inquiry criticisms 'troubling', Leveson warns

Leveson inquiry latest: Another warning for probe critics

The judge leading the inquiry into the conduct of Britain's journalists has repeated his warning against critics of his probe.

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Game changer? Lib Dem leadership backs NHS reform critics

Cameron and Clegg during the listening exercise. Some believe Lib Dems missed a trick when they failed to kill off the bill during this early pause.

Nick Clegg has effectively authorised Liberal Democrat peers to dismantle key sections of the NHS reform bill in a bid to appease his grassroots supporters.

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