Politics beckons for Andrew Strauss?
Rumours that outgoing England cricket captain Andrew Strauss could turn his attentions to politics are swirling around Westminster.
View ArticleNewspaper moaning displeases Leveson
Lord Justice Leveson has expressed his displeasure after newspapers leaked parts of his letter to them laying out the print media's failures.
View ArticleOverseas students targeted as immigration begins to fall
Up to two thousand overseas students face deportation within 60 days after officials banned the London Metropolitan university from teaching them.
View ArticleAnother Tory opening ceremony gaffe
A former Tory health minister has sparked a Twitter row by making a dubious comment about disabilities during the Paralympic opening ceremony.
View ArticleBBC told to reduce MP's show fees
The BBC has been told to stop paying Labour MP Diane Abbott so much for appearing on political show This Week after she took home more than £6,000 in appearance fees.
View Article'Chambermaid' Cameron told to stand up to Lib Dems
David Cameron needs to rebuild the "damaged relationships" between himself and Conservative party members, a senior backbench Tory MP has said.
View ArticleScrap cash point limits, banks told
Two banks partly owned by the state have been urged by MPs to drop restrictions on customers with basic bank accounts using cash machines run by other banks or third parties.
View ArticleStick with Clegg, Ashdown urges Lib Dems
Paddy Ashdown has jumped to Nick Clegg's defence after a bruising week for the deputy prime minister.
View ArticleWikileaks' Assange digs in for long stay in Ecuador embassy
Julian Assange says he expects to stay in Ecuador's embassy in London for up to a year, after diplomacy with Britain over his case resumed.
View ArticleTory MPs at war over third runway manifesto commitment
Conservative supporters of a third runway at Heathrow will pay a price with voters during the next general election campaign, Zac Goldsmith has warned.
View ArticleCameron 'patronising and sexist'
Outspoken Tory MP Nadine Dorries has launched a fresh attack on David Cameron, branding him patronising and sexist and challenged him to "spend more of his time being a Conservative".
View ArticlePM vows to 'cut through the dither'
David Cameron has signalled the start of his political fightback, vowing to "cut through the dither" which is holding Britain back.
View ArticleCameron vows to shore up British economy
British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Sunday to "cut through the dither" and breathe new life into the nation's recession-mired economy with a series of new initiatives.
View ArticleCameron Vows To 'Cut Through Dither'
David Cameron has vowed to show his "fighting spirit" to "cut through the dither" holding back Britain.
View ArticlePlanning reform aims to spur growth
The Government is to re-write the planning rules to speed up development and inject new life into the flagging economy as David Cameron attempts to seize back the political initiative following a...
View ArticleCameron set to reshuffle Cabinet
David Cameron will this week attempt to reclaim the political initiative as MPs return to Westminster after a bruising summer marked by an outbreak of internal dissent over his leadership.
View Article'Failed': Gove ready to scrap GCSEs
GCSEs' days appear to be numbered, after Michael Gove announced officials were "crossing the Ts and dotting the Is" of a major shakeup of England's exam system.
View ArticlePM ready to end double-dip 'dither'
David Cameron and George Osborne are preparing a barrage of measures designed to revive positive GDP growth as the conference season approaches.
View ArticleCameron's big reshuffle: Rightward drift?
Reports about David Cameron's Cabinet reshuffle suggest the government is about to shift noticeably to the right.
View ArticleGuardian editor looks to turn Green party into radical Syriza
A former Guardian journalist has been elected leader of the Green party, as the organisation tries to replicate the performance of the far-left Syriza party in Greece.
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