Party politics

Saturday, 04, Jul 2009 08:41


Brown criticises 'crude' personal attacks

Gordon Brown has condemned the personal attacks which have become common practice among politicians.

Brown condemns personal attacks

Blears: Labour could lose the North

Former communities secretary, Hazel Blears, has said Labour is in danger of losing its foothold in the North at the next general election.

Blear has made clear she intends to fight her Salford seat at the next election

Cameron's U-turn apology for Section 28

David Cameron offered a surprise public apology to gay people for section 28, ahead of Gay Pride this weekend.

Cameron called section 28 'offensive to gay people'

Brown: Trust me on spending

Gordon Brown has attempted to head off Tory attacks on his honesty with a pledge to the electorate that he can be trusted on spending.

Brown: Trust me on spending

Mandelson attacks Osborne's 'untruth'

Peter Mandelson has hit out at shadow chancellor George Osborne by accusing him of a "deliberate untruth".

Peter Mandelson in attack dog mode


Analysis

Feature: The new face of Conservativism

ConservativeHome has published a survey of Tory candidates in 144 of the 220 most winnable seats. Confidential and exhaustive, the survey offers a fascinating insight into the next generation of Conservative leaders.

new look Tories: Green and pleasant?

Sketch: Lies, damned lies and PMQs

Gordon Brown's fumble brought the House down.

Oops - Brown did it again

As-it-happened: Brown on Building Britain's Future

Review our coverage of Gordon Brown's 'public engagement event' selling Building Britain's Future here.

Gordon Brown takes questions on Building Britain's Future

Analysis: Welcome to the future

This is what politics is going to look like for a long, long time.

Clinging on? Welcome to the Future

Speakers Corner

Legislation

Constitutional renewal bill

The constitutional renewal bill aims to rebuild trust in Britain's democracy by redistributing power away from the centralised state, strengthening Parliament and making the executive more accountable, further reforming the House of Lords, and improving civil liberties.

Constitutional renewal bill

Briefings and Guides

Airport expansion

The aviation industry experienced massive growth in the 1980s and 1990s. The UK was one of the principal beneficiaries of this growth, and today, it has an aviation sector that is second only to that of the USA.


Diary

The week in Westminster: July 6th– July 10th

We're in for a treat this week, as Peter Mandelson heads to the committee rooms for his grilling by MPs.

The week in Westminster: July 6th– July 10th