Tories must end opposition to later GP opening - Bradshaw
Ben Bradshaw MP, Labour's Health Minister, has called on the Tories to drop their opposition to extended GP opening hours
One year on: Smokefree England
More people are trying to quite smoking and the air in pubs and bars is cleaner thanks to the implementation
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David Lammy speech
09:26 am, Wed 2nd Jul 2008
The last few weeks have been something of a political rollercoaster for us. · In May we had the disappointment of local elections, not least in London, where we lost Ken Livingstone, one of the most charismatic and successful... -
Cutting co-op red tape, building better credit unions
09:29 am, Tue 1st Jul 2008
The detail on Kitty Ussher's announcements on deregulation in the co-operative and credit union sectors have been coming thick and fast, first in a speech to Co-operative Congress on Saturday by Kitty, and today with her announcements on the expansion of... -
Gordon Brown asks David Davis why Cameron stays quiet
01:06 pm, Mon 30th Jun 2008
Turns out the hero of H&H wrote to the Prime Minister last week, as well as every Cabinet minister and even Keith Vaz, to challenge them to a debate on 42 days and the state of freedom in Britain. He... -
Farewell to a colleague
03:32 pm, Sat 28th Jun 2008
Very sad to see David Marshall stepping down as an MP. He and his wife, Tina, were extremely kind to me and Carolyn when we found ourselves trying to cope with life in London in 2001. David is one of... -
Haltemprice & Howden: an armchair guide
11:12 am, Thu 26th Jun 2008
Turnout in Haltemprice and Howden at the 2005 election was just a smidgeon over 70 per cent. If turnout at the forthcoming by-election is a single vote less than that, David Davis’s kamikaze moment will all have been for nothing.... -
Luke's Blog: Purnell's speech
03:07 pm, Wed 25th Jun 2008
I got an email yesterday from a friend whose politics are broadly Compass-ite saying "Have you read this Luke? Thought you’d like it - it’s a brilliant critique of Cameron – by far the best I've read from a cabinet minister... -
Cameron wins with the greatest of sleaze
06:53 am, Wed 25th Jun 2008
The allegations are coming thick and fast against David Cameron's Shadowy Cabinet and his Tory team. Conservative sleaze-buster Caroline Spelman would have us believe she found a nanny who makes Mary Poppins look greedy. Heroic Tina Haynes, we are... -
Polly Toynbee: The miserablists need a politics they can believe in | Comment is free | The Guardian
09:33 am, Tue 24th Jun 2008
The impact of newspapers is hard to measure, but over a century their caterwauling has helped make the British the worst Europeans, with the widest inequality, one of the lowest top tax rates, and more of its citizens jailed than... -
Local parties need to be vigilant
10:02 am, Mon 23rd Jun 2008
I’ve no idea how many of the Conservative gains at the last general election were as a direct result of the so-called “Ashcroft money”. But I do know that no party should be allowed to buy themselves a majority by... -
BBC NEWS | NEWSNIGHT | Michael Crick's blog | Cameron's problem with women
01:21 pm, Fri 20th Jun 2008
It has to be said that Caroline Spelman is not a hugely important member of David Cameron's front-bench team. Indeed, Mrs Spelman, who is currently being investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner John Lyon over paying her nanny from her...
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Mayor's aide in sex claim inquiry BBC NEWS | England | London |
04:32 pm, Thu 3rd Jul 2008
London Mayor Boris Johnson is launching an independent inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct against deputy mayor Ray Lewis. The allegations against Mr Lewis, who has responsibility for youth, refer to when he worked as a vicar in east London... -
By-election fails to excite voters BBC NEWS | Politics |
02:21 pm, Thu 3rd Jul 2008
"So what are your policies then?" the man in the Elvis costume asked his neighbour at the bar. Supping half a pint of bitter at the White Horse pub in Howden, David Pinder from the New Party sketched his plans... -
Happy Days for birthday boy Balls BBC NEWS | Politics |
02:06 pm, Thu 3rd Jul 2008
Most first birthday parties are a mix of balloons, sandwiches, cooing parents and lots of noise. This one was quite similar.... except the birthday boy was a 41-year-old Cabinet Minister - and his guest of honour was in serious danger... -
PM attends NHS celebration service
12:45 pm, Thu 3rd Jul 2008
Gordon and Sarah Brown have attended a service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS. The Prime Minister was asked to deliver one of the reflections within the service in the company of guests including HRH... -
PM takes "green revolution" message to G8
12:45 pm, Thu 3rd Jul 2008
Developing countries need western support to increase food production to deal with difficulties in the global market, the PM told MPs this morning. Addressing MPs this morning, Mr Brown said he would go to the G8 with a proposal that... -
British economy "resilient"
12:45 pm, Thu 3rd Jul 2008
Gordon Brown is committed to "keeping the economy moving" in the face of a tougher global economic climate. Government plans to increase fuel duty by 2p would be looked at "very, very carefully" over the next few weeks, the PM... -
Times Diary
09:17 am, Wed 2nd Jul 2008
— David Cameron’s appearance at the NHS’s 60th birthday party held at St Thomas’ Hospital, London, was not strictly ballroom, says George Sampson, winner of Britain’s Got Talent. “He struck me as the type who would stand at the back... -
Darling to protect savers | Northern Rock | Credit crunch | The Sun |HomePage|News|Sun Money
10:36 am, Tue 1st Jul 2008
SAVERS will be protected from another crash like Northern Rock under plans unveiled yesterday. Chancellor Alistair Darling is to give watchdogs powers to step in, seize cash and hold it in a “safe” account if a bank... -
Alistair Darling to raise bank deposit guarantee - Telegraph
10:35 am, Tue 1st Jul 2008
Alistair Darling will today increase the level of deposits held in British bank accounts that is legally guaranteed by the Government.... -
Housing: Flint plans emergency measures to combat housing slump | Politics | The Guardian
09:23 am, Tue 1st Jul 2008
The housing minister, Caroline Flint, will try to shore up the collapsing housebuilding industry tomorrow by proposing that housing corporations give bigger upfront payments to developers to buy properties. The minister's proposals are part of a wider plan to save...
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YouTube - Hard-hitting ads tackle binge drinking in 18-24-year-olds
01:42 pm, Wed 18th Jun 2008
YouTube - Hard-hitting ads tackle binge drinking in 18-24-year-olds... -
YouTube - We will stamp out persistent teen binge-drinking
01:26 pm, Tue 3rd Jun 2008
YouTube - We will stamp out persistent teen binge-drinking... -
YouTube - Vera returns to Coronation Street (Crewe)
04:38 pm, Tue 27th May 2008
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Chinese New Year
03:04 pm, Thu 7th Feb 2008
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YouTube - Introducing Labour's Contact Creator
11:28 pm, Sun 27th Jan 2008
Introducing Labour's Contact Creator Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. // Share Favorite Add to Playlists Flag... -
YouTube - The PM launches the National Year of Reading
11:05 am, Thu 10th Jan 2008
8 January 2008. Gordon Brown and Education Secretary Ed Balls were joined by a group of schoolchildren and children's writers at 10 Downing Street today for the launch of the National Year of Reading. (... -
YouTube - Improving access to GPs
05:05 pm, Wed 21st Nov 2007
Alan Johnson, Labour's Secretary of State for Health.... -
YouTube - 3 million more homes by 2020
05:03 pm, Wed 21st Nov 2007
Yvette Cooper, Labour's Housing Minister.... -
YouTube - The Prime Minister visits Westminster Kingsway College
11:26 am, Thu 8th Nov 2007
The Prime Minister visits Westminster Kingsway College... -
YouTube - The Prime Minister visits Tollgate Primary School
11:15 am, Thu 8th Nov 2007
7 November 2007. The Prime Minister, along with Beverley Hughes, Minister of State for Children, Schools and Families, paid a visit to Tollgate Primary School in East London today....