Gladstone's budget box to get one last outingWILLIAM GLADSTONE’S famous scarlet budget box, now frayed and battered, will be used for one last time next week when Conservative…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
EU imposes tough sanctions on Iran over nuclear planOTHER BUSINESS: EUROPEAN UNION leaders have imposed new sanctions on Iran, including curbs on equipment sales for its vital …Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Comeback Ken sets his sights on being mayor for third timeLONDON LETTER: Budget cuts will make it tough for Boris Johnson to placate voters in the city’s poorer boroughsThu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
British chief of defence accepts findingsBRITISH ARMY REACTION: THE BRITISH army’s most senior officer has accepted the Saville inquiry’s findings that paratroopers …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
UK can take pride in uncovering truth, says CameronHOUSE OF COMMONS: THE UNITED Kingdom can “take some pride” from going ahead with the Bloody Sunday inquiry, which has produced…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Vicar offers what comfort he can as locals gather to reflectSTANDING ON Duke Street in Whitehaven yesterday morning, local electrician Darren Williamson remembered that he had only seen…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
First victim killed five hours before alarm raisedTHE MURDER spree by taxi-driver Derrick Bird, which has devastated Cumbria, began up to five hours before the alarm was raised…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
A&Es set for injury time as fans board World Cup booze wagonLONDON LETTER: The World Cup exacerbates England’s drink problem, one fuelled by cheap booze, writes MARK HENNESSEYThu May 27 2010 - 01:00
UK latest EU state to impose broad cutsTHE BRITISH government has become the latest EU country to impose spending cutbacks yesterday, with the announcement that £6 …Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Labour contenders given more timeCANDIDATES seeking the British Labour Party leadership have been given extra time to attract nominations following complaints…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Cameron sparks anger with bid to gag backbenchersBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron last night provoked fury among his MPs following a move to curb the powers of a backbench…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
The prison priest of Wormwood ScrubsFr Gerry McFlynn, a prison chaplain from Newcastle, Co Down, works with Irish prisoners in UK jailsMon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Lib Dems back Clegg on Tory dealTHE LIBERAL Democrats grassroots have overwhelmingly backed the decision to go into coalition government with the Conservative…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
UK leaders compelled to walk tough political lineANALYSIS: David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s embryonic alliance needs success but it will be hard to find given the extent of the…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Daring double act or hostages to fortune?ANALYSIS: The evident bonhomie of Cameron and Clegg will be severely tested by daunting challengesThu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Potential partners size up room for manoeuvreANALYSIS: The idea of a formal coalition is a divisive one for both the Lib Dems and the ConservativesMon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Questions as Tory lead plummets before voteSTRATEGY: THE GRUMBLING has already started in the Conservative Party, though it will be kept under control while David Cameron…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Labour leader plays waiting game in bid for power Brown patient as Cameron pursues deal with Lib DemsLEADERS' DILEMMA: GORDON BROWN stood outside 10 Downing Street yesterday afternoon and looked prime ministerial.Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Labour call to vote Lib Dem in some marginal seatsTHE LABOUR Party will today give the clearest signal yet to core voters to back the Liberal Democrats in seats where Labour can…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
The prison priest of Wormwood ScrubsFr Gerry McFlynn, a prison chaplain from Newcastle, Co Down, works with Irish prisoners in UK jailsMon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Labour and Brown seek to limit damage in final run-upANALYSIS: Gordon Brown’s party could just be fighting for second place after a run of bad luckSat May 01 2010 - 01:00
The rocky road to parliamentWith polling day on Thursday, the United Kingdom is heading for its most exciting general election result in decades, and the…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Clegg becomes target for Labour and Tory leadersLIBERAL DEMOCRAT leader Nick Clegg, whose popularity ratings threaten the biggest shake-up in British politics for decades, was…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Ruling today on SNP appeal for inclusion in TV debateTELEVISED DEBATE: A JUDGE is to rule today on a demand by the Scottish National Party to have its leader, Alex Salmond, included…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
The prison priest of Wormwood ScrubsFr Gerry McFlynn, a prison chaplain from Newcastle, Co Down, works with Irish prisoners in UK jailsMon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Clegg could be kingmaker but he faces hard choices over coalitionOPINION : British political leaders are struggling to come to terms with the prospect of a House of Commons in which no party…Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
No free pass for Clegg this time aroundANALYSIS: Liberal leader took a bIg gamble in outlining party’s migration policyFri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Miliband criticises Conservative's 'isolationist' stance on EUTHE ATTITUDE of the Conservative Party to the EU, with its demands to reclaim some powers from Brussels, is “defeatist and isolationist…Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
How They FaredA look at how Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg fared in the second of Britain's leadership election debatesFri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Clegg more surprised than most at new popularityLONDON LETTER: Nick Clegg is benefiting from voter anger rather than from anything he has actually doneThu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Brown proves mild and not bitter as he wins over a determined pub landlordCAMPAIGN TRAIL: FOR A while yesterday, John Doyle looked as if he was going to become the United Kingdom’s very own “Joe the…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Cameron takes harder line on welfareCONSERVATIVE PARTY leader David Cameron, who is urgently seeking to restore momentum to his general election campaign following…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Poll shows Lib Dems pushing Labour into thirdTHE LIBERAL Democrats’ extraordinary surge in the opinion poll ratings has continued, with a series of new figures last night…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Lib Dem policy of fuel subsidy cuts targetedTHE LIBERAL Democrats’ economic policies, including measures that would cut fuel subsidies for some elderly, have been sharply…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
EU citizens should need permits to work in UK, party saysUK INDEPENDENCE PARTY: WORK PERMITS should be required of all European Union citizens working in the United Kingdom, and a five…Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Labour's manifesto tries to reach out to lower paidANALYSIS: Gordon Brown yesterday promised a message of reform and change – despite being in power for 13 years and with no money…Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Using Commons political theatre to try to exit on a high noteLONDON LETTER|: Gordon Brown ensured PMQs were part of the first week of his election campaign, but they are an insider’s sport…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Tory failure to win public trust gives Brown a chanceANALYSIS: Conservative blunders have narrowed their lead and increased likelihood of a hung parliamentWed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Tips from Cameron's youngest adviser as campaign beginsEVEN BEFORE British prime minister Gordon Brown had gone to Buckingham Palace yesterday morning to seek Queen Elizabeth’s permission…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Commons misses chance to give more power to backbenchers as time runs outWINDING-UP PROCESS: MAJOR CHANGES to the rules of the House of Commons, which would have offered backbench MPs significant powers…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Cork-born man jailed over Heathrow robberyA CORK-BORN man has been jailed for more than 20 years for his role in a Heathrow airport robbery in 2004Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
House of Commons hosts gay civil partnership ceremonyTHE HOUSES of Parliament in Westminster hosted their first gay civil partnership ceremony on Saturday for British Labour minister…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
British Airways starts four-day strikeNO TALKS are planned between British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh and cabin crew, who began a four-day strike at midnight…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
House of Commons hosts gay civil partnership ceremonyTHE HOUSES of Parliament in Westminster hosted their first gay civil partnership ceremony on Saturday for British Labour minister…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Former ministers suspended after lobbying claimTHREE FORMER Cabinet ministers were last night suspended by the Labour Party over allegations they were prepared to use their…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Extra 300,000 seats available for London OlympicsUP TO 100,000 people registered for tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games yesterdayTue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Labour suspends former ministersThree former British cabinet ministers were last night suspended by the Labour Party over allegations they were prepared to use…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
UKIP wants hung parliament to facilitate referendum on EUTHE UNITED Kingdom election should result in a hung House of Commons parliament to force a referendum on the country’s membership…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Tebbit may face charges for allegedly kicking revellerTHE ORGANISER of Chinese new year celebrations in a Suffolk town will support former Conservative Party chairman Lord Norman …Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Scots becoming increasingly reluctant to tie the knotLONDON LETTER: The country that gave us Gretna Green weddings has this year seen the lowest rate of marriages since Victorian…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
