Farage creates EU furore over Nazi jibe
Eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farage stormed out of the European Parliament after its German chairman cut him off in mid-flight for comparing Berlin's ideas for Greece to Nazi control.
View ArticleDavid Miliband urges Labour rethink
Labour needs "restless rethinking" of its purpose and its policies if it is to return to power, former leadership candidate David Miliband has said.
View ArticleArgentina accused of plotting Falklands blockade
Argentina is planning to enforce a de-facto economic blockade of the Falklands Islands, according to British diplomats.
View ArticleDavid Miliband calls on Labour to reject 'big state'
Labour must shun its ideological heritage of reliance on the 'big state', David Miliband has urged, in his first major intervention about the state of the party now led by his younger brother.
View ArticleFresh concessions over NHS reforms
The Department of Health has made a series of further concessions in a bid to rescue its embattled NHS reforms, but opponents appear unimpressed by the changes.
View ArticlePolice 'Probe Times Email Hacking Claim'
Police have launched an investigation into claims of email hacking at The Times, an MP has said.
View ArticleSexist 'Top Totty' parliamentary beer sparks outrage
A beer was removed from sale on the parliamentary estate this afternoon, after a Labour MP complained it was sexist.
View ArticleHuhne's speeding points wait finally over
Chris Huhne's political future is hanging in the balance as he waits to discover if he is to be charged over speeding points allegations.
View Article'Top Totty' beer banned from Commons bar
A beer named Top Totty was banned from a bar in the House of Commons on Thursday after a complaint over the scantily clad woman depicted on its pump plate.
View ArticleMiliband urges bankers to change
Ed Miliband is to warn bankers they must embrace change or face social isolation.
View ArticleBanks face isolation without change - Miliband
LONDON (Reuters) - Ed Miliband will step up his attacks on extravagant bankers' bonuses on Friday, saying banks face intense public anger and isolation unless they change their ways. In a speech on...
View ArticleMiliband urges bankers to change
Ed Miliband is to warn bankers they must embrace change or face social isolation.
View ArticleChris Huhne resigns after being charged with perverting the course of justice
Chris Huhne has stepped down as energy secretary after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) brought charges of perverting the course of justice against him.
View ArticleMiliband Slams 'Bonus, Bust, Bailout' Culture
Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged "responsibility and restraint" in banking sector pay, saying the industry cannot continue along a path of "big bonuses, bust, and bailouts".
View ArticleMiliband attacks "corrosive" bank bonuses
LONDON (Reuters) - The opposition Labour Party is calling on banks to exercise restraint in the annual bonus round, warning on Friday that a culture of excessive bonuses has been "corrosive". At a...
View ArticleEmployment minister Davey named Energy Secretary
LONDON (Reuters) - Employment minister Ed Davey was appointed Friday as Energy and Climate Change Secretary to replace Chris Huhne who has resigned following news he is to be charged over allegations...
View ArticleObama to host Cameron on official visit: White House
President Barack Obama will receive Prime Minister David Cameron March 13-14 on an official visit that will include talks on Afghanistan, Iran and the global economy, the White House said Friday.
View ArticlePM accepts White House invitation
David Cameron and Barack Obama will hold face-to-face talks on Afghanistan and the global economic crisis when the Prime Minister makes an official visit to the White House next month.
View ArticleCabinet reshuffle as Huhne quits
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have been forced into a mini-reshuffle of their ministerial team after the dramatic resignation of Chris Huhne from the Cabinet.
View ArticleRussians stage rival protests over Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and supporters of the prime minister...
View Article