Archive of 18 November 2010
The PM survives the backbenchers
David Cameron survived two and half hours of scrutiny from the most powerful backbenchers in Westminster this afternoon.
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Official advice: Cut worker immigration by 25%
The number of skilled workers coming to the UK ought to be cut by between 13% and 25%, the government's immigration advisers have recommended.
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Govt taken to task for dismantling Equality Act
Labour MPs have queued up to attack the government for scrapping parts of the Equality Act.
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UK's terror law reviewer backs Obama
The man conducting a review of Britain's counter-terrorism legislation has urged US president Barack Obama not to 'blink' over civil trials for Guantanamo detainees.
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Johnson puts pressure on Miliband to cut union ties
Alan Johnson has cemented his reputation as a potential problem for Ed Miliband with a public call for his leader to cut his ties with unions.
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Once more, with feeling: Student protests continue
Students will show their displeasure at cuts and tuition fees in a symbolic act of protest later today, as demonstrators head to Conservative offices in North London.
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Leaked MoD report admits troop morale hit
British troops' confidence and morale was "badly damaged" by the way the strategic defence and security review was handled, according to an internal Ministry of Defence (MoD) report.
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Tory fundraiser may ascend to the Lords
A Conservative co-chairman and old friend of the prime minister is one of the names being mooted for peerages, according to reports.
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