Charles Kennedy is far too canny to make any grand claims about how his party may fare at the general…
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Butler launches attack on Blair
Former civil service chief Lord Butler has criticised the way Tony Blair’s government operates, accusing it of being obsessed with…
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Blair says UK tsunami aid to soar
Tony Blair has predicted the British Government will eventually give “hundreds of millions” of pounds in aid to countries hit…
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Terror powers expose ‘tyranny’
The Lord Chancellor has defended government plans to introduce control orders to keep foreign and British terrorist suspects under house…
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Blair Labour’s longest-serving PM
Tony Blair has become the Labour Party’s longest-serving prime minister. The 51-year-old premier has marked his 2,838th day in the…
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Parties’ plans for council tax
Anger at council tax rises spilled over into mass protests in 2003, when the average English bill rose 12.9%. Pensioners’…
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Row over ‘police’ power for CSOs
The Police Federation has said it strongly opposes giving Community Support Officers (CSOs) the power to detain suspects for up…
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Protect whistleblowers, TUC says
The government should change the law to give more protection to employees who raise health and safety concerns about their…
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Campaign ‘cold calls’ questioned
Labour and the Conservatives are still telephoning the millions of people who have signed up to make sure they do…
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Bid to cut court witness stress
New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts in England and Wales have been…
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