PM resurrects right-to-buy
Social tenants will be able to benefit from a £75,000 discount when they buy their properties under the government's revived right-to-buy scheme.
View ArticleBoris sees red in clash with 'f***ing liar' Ken
Boris Johnson has repeatedly accused Ken Livingstone of being a "f***ing liar" in a post-hustings clash in a lift.
View ArticleCameron defends surveillance plans
David Cameron has denied that Government proposals to monitor calls, emails, texts and website visits would be a "snoopers' charter".
View Article'Big society' gets £600m cash injection
David Cameron pressed ahead with his 'big society' agenda today with a £600 million fund for charities and community groups, despite claims it was failing to resonate with the public.
View ArticleTanker driver talks bid to avert fuel strike
Negotiations are taking place today between the Unite union and fuel haulage firms in an attempt to avoid further panic-buying at the pumps.
View ArticleClegg hopes to break party funding impasse
Redistributing public money already spent on helping political parties could prove the key to ending Westminster's deadlock over party funding, Nick Clegg hopes.
View ArticleThe civil liberties backlash: Govt blinks first on snooping and secret courts
Nick Clegg acted to counter criticism that he was weak on civil liberties last night, with dramatic interventions on the internet snooping proposals and plans for secret courts.
View ArticlePM hails Big Society fund launch
David Cameron has said a new £600 million Big Society fund would be used to help tackle the country's "deepest social problems".
View ArticlePlans will 'plug gap' in defences
David Cameron insisted there were "significant gaps" in UK security as he defended Government plans to allow all calls, emails, texts and website visits to be monitored.
View ArticleMiliband mocks coalition's 'in it together' rhetoric
Labour has set its tone for May's local election campaign with Ed Miliband calling for a return to a society which values "solidarity".
View ArticlePM defends secret hearing proposals
Secret court hearings and increased monitoring of emails and internet use are needed to help plug "significant gaps" in the UK's national security, David Cameron has said.
View ArticleBritish PM condemns 'sickening' Somali attack
British Prime Minister David Cameron condemned Wednesday's suicide attack in Mogadishu, calling it "sickening" and insisting violent extremists had no part to play in Somalia's future.
View ArticleCameron on defensive for local elections
David Cameron will insist the Conservatives are focused on "the horizon, not the headlines" in his speech kicking off the Tories' local government elections campaign later.
View ArticleCameron popularity hits new low
David Cameron's popularity has hit a new low after a series of gaffes and scandals damaged his standing with the public.
View ArticleAbortion inspectors bite back at Lansley
Spot checks on abortion clinics ordered by health secretary Andrew Lansley are at the centre of a growing political row.
View ArticleCameron rating hits lows after bruising fortnight
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's approval rating has tumbled to its lowest level since he was elected two years ago, according to a poll on Thursday, after two weeks in which policy...
View ArticlePM dismisses 'Bad Friday' claims
David Cameron has dismissed claims families with children will lose £511 a year on average from Friday under tax and benefit changes - insisting the Tories are the party of "the strivers, the grafters,...
View ArticleBritons' trust in leaders' economic policy hits low
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons' trust in their leaders' ability to steer the country through current economic troubles has fallen to its lowest point since the government announced its spending review in...
View ArticleTrust in Cameron down, survey says
Public trust in David Cameron and George Osborne's handling of the economy has slumped to a new low in the wake of a series of controversies over measures in last month's Budget.
View ArticleGreeks mourn suicide pensioner, vowing to fight on
ATHENS (Reuters) - In a sombre atmosphere in an Athens graveyard, hundreds of Greeks said farewell on Saturday to Dimitris Christoulas, a pensioner who became a symbol of the pain inflicted by...
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