Mensch: Rape comments show why women should run Ministry of Justice
A week of ill-advised comments on rape around the world have shown the need for women to be put in charge of the Ministry of Justice(MoJ), former Tory MP Louise Mensch said today.
View ArticleBusinesses turn against the coalition
Company bosses are pointing the finger at the government as the recession drags on, with a poll out today condemning all the coalition's major reforms to have been completely ineffective.
View ArticleEcuador president: Assange allegations 'not rape in Latin America'
The allegations against Julian Assange would not be considered rape in Latin America, the president of Ecuador said yesterday.
View ArticlePolice 'writing off' rape allegations
Rape is written off as a 'no crime' incident more than any other kind of violent crime, new figures suggest.
View ArticleRomney finally demands 'legitimate rape' candidate quits
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has finally demanded the resignation of a Senate candidate who said women could get pregnant after "legitimate rape", days after the original comment.
View ArticleCameron and Obama in Syria warning
Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have said the use of chemical weapons in Syria or even a threat to deploy them would be "completely unacceptable".
View ArticleSyria warned by Obama and Cameron
The use of chemical weapons in Syria or even a threat to deploy them would be "completely unacceptable", Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have said.
View ArticleSyria: Has Cameron taken the first step towards war?
David Cameron agreed that the use of chemical weapons in Syria could trigger western intervention, following a telephone conversation with president Obama last night.
View ArticleClegg 'looks precarious' against knives-out Lib Dems
Nick Clegg's position as Liberal Democrat leader is starting to look "precarious", David Cameron has admitted, after a poll found nearly half of his members want him out before the next general election.
View ArticleOsborne won't mastermind 2015 election
George Osborne is giving up his election strategy job, according to reports, for the 2015 general election campaign.
View ArticleGCSE results: Students become victims of 'political football'
Exam markers were accused of making school students the victims of political football today, after results showed the first decline in results in GCSE history.
View ArticleMPs seek British version of U.S. tax disclosure rules
LONDON (Reuters) - A cross-party committee of MPs has called on the government to introduce U.S.-style automatic disclosure of information on UK citizens by foreign institutions and tax authorities to...
View ArticleSabotage: MP escapes death after criminals tamper with car
A Labour MP has narrowly escaped death after the wheel nuts were removed from his car in parliament.
View ArticleLabour MP has wheelie lucky escape
A Labour MP has had a lucky escape after driving 200 miles without wheel nuts on his car tyres.
View ArticleGove as PM? 'I couldn't do it'
Britain faces the rest of the 21st century without the prospect of Michael Gove as a future PM.
View ArticleAwards 'should include volunteers'
Volunteers who helped at the London Olympics should be honoured in a new category in this year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year competition, an MP has said.
View ArticleTories urged to return Nadir money
The man who was Tory treasurer when the party received hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations from Asil Nadir's Polly Peck business empire has called on David Cameron to hand back the "tainted"...
View ArticleBreivik sentenced: Could the violence come to Britain?
There were warnings of far-right violence in the UK today, after Anders Breivik was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years for killing 77 people in Norway.
View ArticleBryant: 'Why is Mensch still on the BBC?'
Louise Mensch represents no-one and should not be interviewed by the BBC anymore, a Labour MP claimed this morning.
View Article'The young people you betrayed': Teacher writes open letter to Gove after...
Pressure on examining boards to reduce the number of top scores at GCSE "left the dreams of youngsters in tatters", teacher says.
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