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PM criticised by sleaze watchdog
PM criticised by sleaze watchdog

The prime minister has been criticised for failing to uphold standards in public life by the sleaze watchdog he personally appointed. The watchdog was set up after the cash for peerages row and in the wake of deputy leader John Prescott’s affair with his diary secretary. Sir Alistair Graham, chair of the committee on public… Read more »

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Probably half a million immigrants without documents.
Union: ‘Our economy needs migrants’

A leading union official has called for a debate on the possible amnesty of half a million illegal migrant workers. Jack Dromey, deputy general secretary of the TGWU, said the government should adopt “sensible” policies that avoid making criminals out of law-abiding economic migrants. He told the BBC: “The economy needs migrant labour. They are… Read more »