Archive of January 2011
Govt blinks first as Lords standoff ends
Government concessions have ended the Lords' resistance to the bill implementing the electoral reform referendum this week.
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UK delivers new demand for Egyptian reform
The UK government has demanded an "orderly transition" to democratic government in Egypt, as protestors continued to gather in Cairo.
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Iraq inquiry: Official admits policing plan errors
The British government did not even consider the possibility of looting or criminality in post-invasion Basra, a former Foreign Office official has admitted.
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Passions running high on NHS reforms
Plans to shake up the NHS face their first debate in the Commons later, as David Cameron mounts a defence of the proposals.
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Miliband reveals violence during his 'tough schooling'
Ed Miliband was "hit a few times" in school, he has revealed in a highly personal interview.
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Bob Crow first union leader to claim phone-hacking
Bob Crow has become the first union leader to become embroiled in the phone-hacking scandal after his lawyers wrote to the police demanding information.
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Students and unions unite for Manchester and London protests
Students and trade unions have voiced their anger with the coalition government's spending cuts in protests in London and Manchester.
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Hague lashes out at Egyptian 'repression'
William Hague has hit out at Egyptian "repression", as police fire tear gas on protestors in Cairo.
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Economic prosperity 'reduces scandal outrage'
The British public may be more tolerant of political misbehaviour in good times rather than bad, a study has claimed.
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Govt running out of options on AV referendum impasse
Government attempts to sidestep Lords opposition to the AV referendum bill are unlikely to succeed, an insider has told politics.co.uk.
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Cameron defensive amid economic gloom
David Cameron was forced to defend his economic policy today, after a week saw the UK economy contract.
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Brown vindicated over Downing Street exit
Gordon Brown was right to resign when he did, a committee of MPs has concluded.
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Expert dismantles case for NHS reform
The government's case for NHS reform was dealt another debilitating blow today.
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Boris broadens tax cut calls
The government should set Britain's taxation system on a downward path, Boris Johnson has said.
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250 Sure Start centres face 'slaughter'
An estimated 60,000 families will be affected by the closure of 250 Sure Start centres, two childcare charities have warned.
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EU 'increasingly accepted by the young'
Young people in Europe tend to be more supportive of decision-making at the European Union level, according to a new survey.
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Government 'hiding' tuition fees plans in education bill
The government has been accused of "hiding" controversial tuition fee proposals in a bill on classroom behaviour.
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Phone-hacking inquiry presents 'corporate risk' to the police
A "corporate risk" to the police service could emerge if the investigation into phone-hacking is managed badly, the head of the Met has been told.
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Ex-minister fears for Human Rights Act's future
David Cameron risks tearing the coalition apart if he attempts to abolish the Human Rights Act, a former Labour minister has told politics.co.uk.
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Goldsmith's rallying call for more rebellions
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith wants government backbenchers to be free to vote with the opposition more frequently, he said last night.
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Clegg admits 'chilling' cuts effect
Nick Clegg is holding firm to the government's austerity drive despite news earlier this week that Britain's economy has started shrinking again.
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No reprieve for 'town hall Pravdas'
Ministers are refusing to give way after a Commons committee attacked them for placing restrictions on "town hall Pravdas".
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Military hits out at Nimrod cuts
Former military chiefs have hit out at the government's decision to scrap nine new maritime patrol jets.
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Compromise or principle? Labour savages 'fudge' on control orders
The government's long-awaited review of counter-terror laws has been branded a "political fudge" by Labour.
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Second-home voters may lose right to pick seats
The government is considering stripping second-home owners of the right to choose which constituency they vote in for general elections.
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