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Prime Minister Gordon Brown rides to the defence of the Union
Gordon Brown abandoned an autocue and notes for the first time at a Labour conference to give an impassioned defence of the 301-year-old Union.
29 Mar 2008

Boris Johnson, the Tories' election trailblazer
David Cameron will next week throw the full weight of the Conservative leadership behind Boris Johnson's campaign to become London mayor.
29 Mar 2008

Gordon Brown loses votes of 'GMTV family'
Is it already too late to persuade Essex man and woman - or their latest incarnation, the "GMTV family" - that Gordon Brown is the champion they need?
29 Mar 2008

Gordon Brown's alarming slide in opinion polls
Besieged by plunging polls, credit crises and a revival of old Labour enmities, Toby Helm wonders what Gordon Brown can pull out of the hat
29 Mar 2008

Gordon Brown 'not prepared for downturn'
Britain is heading for tougher economic times, yet Gordon Brown has failed to prepare for the downturn, David Cameron has warned.
29 Mar 2008

Michael Martin's home gets £1.7m makeover
Refurbishing the home and garden of the Speaker of the House of Commons has cost the taxpayer £1.7 million.
29 Mar 2008

MPs unite to vote for 20-week abortion limit
Hundreds of MPs are to vote to lower the abortion limit to 20 weeks in a move which could lead to the first change in the law on terminations for nearly two decades.
29 Mar 2008

Scottish Labour's Wendy Alexander gives game away for 2010 election
Gordon Brown is planning to delay a General Election to the last possible moment in 2010, according to one of his closest political allies.
28 Mar 2008

David Cameron looks the victor as the economic outlook worsens
From the moment New Labour took power in 1997, ministers feared the electoral consequences of a hard economic landing.
28 Mar 2008

Let battle begin for votes of 'GMTV family'
David Cameron's pleasure at the Telegraph YouGov poll is in inverse proportion to the gloom most people feel.
28 Mar 2008

Feel-good factor drops to lowest level ever
Growing gloom over the economy is driving voters away from Gordon Brown, an opinion poll shows.
28 Mar 2008

Catholics could join the royal succession
Gordon Brown is to consider abolishing the Act that prevents Roman Catholics marrying into the Royal Family or becoming king or queen, in a move that could lead to the disestablishment of the Church of England.
27 Mar 2008

Muslim leader says police are 'too cautious' over Asian pimp gangs
A Muslim leader has accused the police of being “over cautious” when investigating Asian gangs suspected of prostituting young white girls for fear of stirring up race riots.
26 Mar 2008

Protests outside Parliament will be allowed
The right to protest outside Parliament is to be restored two years after the Government banned it.
26 Mar 2008

Bid to keep Gordon Brown's expenses secret
Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of Commons, has launched a High Court legal challenge to stop details of Gordon Brown's personal expenses claims being made public.
26 Mar 2008