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Lord Mandelson 'has shot Labour in the foot by criticising Ed Miliband'
Lord Mandelson accused of 'shooting Labour in the foot' by attacking party leader Ed Miliband as voters go to the polls in the Barnsley Central by-election Comments (8)
'Whitewash' protest as Rupert Murdoch's takeover of BSkyB is given go-ahead
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt was accused of a 'whitewash' and a 'U-turn' today as he waved through Rupert Murdoch's plan for an £8 billion takeover of BSkyB Comments (29)
Andrew Lansley: GPs won't profit from reforms
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley vows GPs will not profit financially from NHS reforms after an investigation found the plans contain no safeguards to protect patients from conflicts of interest Comments (2)
You'll barely notice £29m cuts, Brian Coleman tells angry London residents
Residents told they will notice 'very little difference' from spending cuts which will see parking costs more than double, eight children's centres close, lollipop patrols ended and sheltered housing wardens axed Comments (23)
David Cameron 'going further than Margaret Thatcher'
David Cameron's coalition Government has moved 'further and faster' than Margaret Thatcher did to implement her vision of handing power back to the people, Conservative deputy chairman said Comments (26)
Boris: West Ham takeover will prevent 2012 stadium becoming 'dust bowl'
Mayor approves recommendation that West Ham be chosen as the future stadium tenant ahead of Spurs Comments (27)
BSkyB: it's all over bar the price
BSkyB shares jump to a nine-year high of 817.5p as top shareholder Crispin Odey demands at least 950p for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to buy the pay-TV giant Comments (20)
German minister quits for copying out his doctorate
Germany's defence minister resigns amid allegations that he plagiarised parts of his doctoral thesis Comments
Energy ministry spends £7,000 on away day at wetlands centre
Chris Huhne's energy and climate change department spent more than £7,000 on an away day at the London Wetland Centre, the Standard reveals Comments (5)
David Cameron under fire over cuts as 11,000 in armed forces get axe
David Cameron at the centre of a storm as 11,000 servicemen and women told they face redundancy hours after PM threatened to impose no-fly zone over Libya Comments (38)
David Cameron less forceful on no-fly zone over Libya
British diplomats are making contact with Libyan rebel leaders to find out more about them and what they stand for, David Cameron revealed Comments (36)
Bonuses are back: HSBC boss paid £5.2m bonus - biggest since banking crisis
The boss of high street giant HSBC was awarded a £5.2 million bonus last year, the biggest of any British bank chief executive disclosed since the banking crisis Comments (5)
Return £300,000 Libya cash or face action, students tell LSE
Students at the London School of Economics are threatening to reoccupy buildings if the university does not repay all the money it accepted from Colonel Gaddafi's son Comments (10)
Boris Johnson heralds 'M25 of railway' as East London link is finished
The 'rail version of the M25' moved a step nearer completion today when a key link was completed in north London Comments (37)
Theresa May: We can't afford to pay police officers £50,000 in overtime
Theresa May signals an end to the £100,000 Pc as she warned police that their pay will have to be cut to keep more officers on the beat Comments (74)
Town halls 'can protect services with the £1.6bn in their coffers'
Town halls across London came under fire from the Government after it emerged that they are sitting on £1.6 billion of reserves Comments (4)
Boris Johnson claims alternative vote system is bonkers and makes elections less fair
Boris Johnson dismissed the alternative vote as an 'utterly bonkers' system that would make elections less fair Comments (14)
America's UN ambassador says Gaddafi is 'delusional' as he laughs for the cameras
America branded Colonel Gaddafi 'delusional' and began moving forces to Libya in readiness for possible military action Comments (3)
We'll let banks fail, says Mervyn King
Banks will be allowed to fail under new rules for regulating the City, the Bank of England governor said Comments (7)Lib-Dems threaten revolt over reforms that 'put NHS at risk'
David Cameron today faced a major revolt by Liberal Democrats over health reforms amid fears they could 'fatally wound' the NHS Comments (5)
'Irresponsible': Home Office slams Police chief''s critisism of budget cuts
Top police officer branded 'irresponsible' after he questioned the coalition Government's budget cuts Comments (10)
Defence cuts expose Britain in a dangerous world, David Cameron told
Leading military figures have urged David Cameron to reconsider government defence cuts, warning soldiers' lives will be put at risk Comments (14)
David Cameron takes pop at BBC over cuts coverage
David Cameron is using a joke to take aim at the BBC's coverage of government spending cuts Comments (23)
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