Archive of 21 June 2011

Right-wingers triumphant over sentencing U-turn
Plans to offer a 50% sentencing discount to prisoners who plead guilty have been abandoned by the coalition.
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Outrage over legal aid cuts
Ken Clarke faces anger over legal aid cuts which could make justice inaccessible for 725,000 people.
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UK 'doing the maths' over Syria resolution
Violence in Syria has boosted Britain's hopes of securing a UN security council resolution against Bashar al-Assad's regime, politics.co.uk understands.
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RAF feeling the strain of Libya mission
The RAF's ability to continue operations over Libya into this autumn has been called into question by a senior officer.
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Mandelson wants more Miliband 'courage'
Ed Miliband needs to show more courage as a leader if he is to unite the Labour party behind him, Peter Mandelson has suggested.
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'Tough' immigration policy on course to miss target
Current measures will only get the government halfway towards its immigration target by 2015, Oxford University experts have claimed.
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Deficit warning despite improved borrowing figures
Concerns about George Osborne's deficit reduction plan are continuing, despite improved borrowing figures.