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EU treaty vote: Brown taunted by Cameron
Gordon Brown today refused to reveal whether he thought he could win a referendum on the European Reform Treaty, as it emerged three senior Lib Dems plan to resign after a crucial vote by MPs this evening.
05 Mar 2008

Ian Paisley to quit as First Minister
The Reverend Ian Paisley has announced he is to quit as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
04 Mar 2008

Ian Paisley to resign as First Minister
The Reverend Ian Paisley has announced he is to quit as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
04 Mar 2008

'Muslim fanatics benefiting from public grants'
Muslim extremists should be banned from handing out literature and prevented from sitting on public bodies, David Cameron has said.
04 Mar 2008

David Cameron promises better treatment for Armed Forces
David Cameron has pledged to restore the bond between Britain and its Armed Forces, saying the indifference and scorn of ordinary voters had helped break the military covenant.
04 Mar 2008

Tories would pay jails for less re-offending
By Robert Winnett
04 Mar 2008

David Cameron's EU vote appeal to Lib Dems
David Cameron challenged wavering Liberal Democrat MPs to desert their leader Nick Clegg yesterday in a final push to secure a referendum on the new EU treaty.
04 Mar 2008

Des Browne takes cover under fire
This column can today disclose that Des Browne has spent the past 22 months on active service as Defence Secretary. We appreciate that by breaking the worldwide media embargo on Mr Browne's whereabouts, we could well be endangering his life, given his status as a member of Gordon Brown's political family.
04 Mar 2008

Poll shows overwhelming support for EU referendum
Gordon Brown’s attempts to avert an EU referendum have suffered a severe setback after 88 per cent of voters demanded a national ballot in the biggest test of public opinion yet held on the issue.
02 Mar 2008

Conservatives divided over NHS spending
David Cameron faces a damaging split in his frontbench team after a senior member criticised a pledge to spend more on health than Labour.
02 Mar 2008

Terror in Commons as we win expenses battle
The Commons, led by the Speaker, has been refusing to answer questions on expenses for years.
02 Mar 2008

MPs fighting expenses scrutiny claim £10m
A group of more than 70 MPs opposed to full disclosure on parliamentary allowances have between them claimed more than £10.3 million in expenses, at a higher average rate than their colleagues.
02 Mar 2008

Lib Dems planned coalition pact with Tories
Secret plans drawn up by the Liberal Democrats show the party plotting to enter into a coalition with either the Tories or Labour.
02 Mar 2008

Gordon Brown's class war attack on Cameron
Gordon Brown launched a deeply personal attack on David Cameron and his privileged background yesterday in a move which risked being seen as old-fashioned class warfare
02 Mar 2008

Budget 'to target middle class wine drinkers'
Drinkers face sharp increases in the price of wine, cider and spirits after intense pressure on Alistair Darling to take action on binge drinking in his first Budget.
01 Mar 2008