TUC's 'breadline children' report challenged
More than half a million British children will live below the poverty line by 2015, the TUC has warned in a disputed report.
View ArticleAnother U-turn as Cabinet infighting continues
The coalition appeared set to perform another major U-turn on a keynote policy today, as rumours of Cabinet infighting dominated Westminster.
View ArticleDoctors press PM on alcohol pricing
Doctors' leaders have urged David Cameron to end "damaging" speculation that the Government is poised to abandon plans for the minimum pricing of alcohol.
View ArticleNew British tax law won't stop corporate avoidance - parliamentarians
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Legislation on tax avoidance going through Britain's parliament will not address the kinds of corporate tax minimisation that are of the greatest concern to the public,...
View ArticleKurdish rebels free Turkish captives in northern Iraq
By Isabel Coles SARGALI, Iraq (Reuters) - Turkish Kurd militants freed a group of Turkish soldiers and officials they had held in the mountains of northern Iraq for more than a year on Wednesday, the...
View ArticleEuro zone factory output shows surprisingly big fall in January
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Output at euro zone factories fell more than expected at the start of 2013 and production in France and Germany slipped in the latest sign the bloc is struggling to emerge from...
View ArticleCardinals fail to elect pope after three ballots
By Barry Moody and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Black smoke rose from above the Sistine Chapel for a second day on Wednesday after a secret conclave of cardinals held two more inconclusive...
View ArticleMiliband: Government falling apart
Labour leader Ed Miliband has claimed the Government is "falling apart" amid reports of splits in the Cabinet and senior ministers lining themselves up to replace David Cameron.
View ArticleUK govt under pressure over alcohol pricing 'U-turn'
Campaigners heaped pressure on David Cameron Wednesday over reports that he intends to drop plans for minimum alcohol pricing, even as the prime minister insisted the status quo has "got to change".
View ArticleCameron tells party to tone down tweets
Prime Minister David Cameron has warned his Conservative lawmakers not to air their grievances about the party's dismal poll ratings and his leadership on Twitter, reports said Wednesday.
View ArticleMinimum Alcohol Pricing: Anger Over U-Turn
David Cameron has insisted he will still clamp down on the sale of cheap alcohol after criticism over an apparent U-turn to impose a minimum price on drink.
View ArticleMore Leveson talks are planned
David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg are expected to meet again to discuss the Leveson press reforms after they held "good" talks.
View ArticleHuhne And Pryce: MP Wants Longer Sentences
A Tory MP has asked the Attorney General to refer the jail terms handed to Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce, claiming they are not long enough.
View ArticleJailed Huhne 'in good spirits'
Disgraced former MP Chris Huhne is "absolutely fine and in good spirits", his partner has said, quashing rumours that the former Cabinet minister was being bullied in prison.
View ArticleUK going its own way? Pressure builds for Cameron to defy EU over Syria
Pressure built for David Cameron to defy an EU arms embargo on Syria today, after new evidence emerged of atrocities by regime forces.
View ArticleYouth jail 'should be last resort'
Young criminals with only "minor" offences to their name should be given a clean sheet at the age of 18, a report by an influential group of MPs says.
View ArticleNHS chief's job security fracturing as pressure builds
Signs of movement are starting to emerge from Whitehall over the future of embattled NHS chief David Nicholson, who will face further calls for his resignation in the Commons later.
View ArticleCameron Pulls Plug On Press Regulation Talks
David Cameron has pulled the plug on cross-party talks about press reform after failing to agree with Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband.
View ArticleNo deal: Leveson heads for Commons showdown
Cross-party talks on a solution to the Leveson impasse have collapsed, leaving party leaders facing a showdown in the Commons on Monday.
View ArticleCameron forces press reform vote
David Cameron has dramatically pulled the plug on efforts to reach cross-party consensus on press regulation, announcing he will bring the matter to a head by forcing a vote in the House of Commons on...
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