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05/17/2008 08:57 AMBurma 'guilty of inhuman action' Gordon Brown accuses Burma's rulers of neglecting its people by blocking aid to cyclone survivors.
05/17/2008 02:46 AMPlastic bag policy 'a diversion' Plans to tackle use of plastic bags are a diversion from the real environmental issues, a government adviser says.
05/16/2008 05:33 PMCommons loses MPs' expenses fight Campaigner Heather Brooke wins a High Court battle with the Commons over disclosure of MPs' expenses.
05/16/2008 04:41 PMMPs bid to block 42-day detention Rebel Labour MPs bid to block Gordon Brown's plan to extend the time terror suspects can be held to 42 days.
05/17/2008 01:15 AMBrown gives Kirk assembly speech Gordon Brown addresses the Kirk's General Assembly 20 years after Mrs Thatcher's sermon on the mound.
05/16/2008 02:44 PMTorture payout bill moves forward A new law to allow torture victims to sue torturers in British courts clears its first hurdle in the House of Lords.
05/16/2008 04:28 PMSpecial needs probe launched Claims that local councils are failing children with special educational needs will be investigated by ministers.
05/16/2008 12:05 AMNHS IT 'at least four years late' It will be at least 2014 before the NHS in England has a single electronic records system, say auditors.
05/16/2008 01:55 AM'1m more' on housing waiting list Five million people in England could be on the waiting list for social housing within two years, councils warn.
05/16/2008 03:58 AMExam marking 'cannot be perfect' A new body set up to boost confidence in the exams system is to stage a public debate about standards.
05/15/2008 04:54 PMTory donations 'cover up' claim Senior Tory MPs have tried to cover up "potential conflicts of interests", says Labour's Hazel Blears.
05/15/2008 01:02 PMI can save economy again - PM Gordon Brown says he has kept the UK economy growing during tough times before and insists: "I can do it again."
05/15/2008 12:29 PMFlexible working to be extended The right to request flexible working is to be extended to about 4.5 million parents of children aged up to 16.
05/15/2008 06:33 PMCameron bid to cut homelessness Conservative leader David Cameron says it is a "disgrace" that people are sleeping on Britain's streets.
05/15/2008 10:19 AMBrown vows to 'win' over 42 days Gordon Brown says he wants to "win the argument" with his own MPs on terror detention rather than compromise.
05/16/2008 02:06 PMNew council post for Ron Davies Tony Blair's first Welsh Secretary, Ron Davies, takes another cabinet job - this time on Caerphilly council.
05/15/2008 09:41 PMSavings bid 'smoke and mirrors' The government's efficiency drive is dismissed as "smoke and mirrors" by the public accounts committee chairman.
05/15/2008 02:28 PMI will not quit as judge - Cherie Cherie Blair insists she will not quit as a judge after a senior barrister says her memoirs are bringing the law into disrepute.
05/15/2008 05:18 PMUK gives £12m aid to Burma Britain pledges another £12m to the Burma aid effort, bringing total government support to £17m.
05/15/2008 03:59 PMMcCain wants US version of PMQs John McCain says he would introduce an American version of prime minister's questions if elected US president.
05/15/2008 01:32 PMMayor to keep newspaper column Boris Johnson insists he has no plans to give up his weekly column for the Daily Telegraph now he is London's mayor.
05/15/2008 12:54 PM'Bin tax' plans played down by PM There is no commitment to bring in national rubbish charging and it could not happen for years, Gordon Brown says.
05/08/2008 12:33 PMCrewe by-election candidates A full list of the candidates for the Crewe and Nantwich by-election on
05/14/2008 11:15 PMTories warn of car tax 'timebomb' Plans to increase car tax on the most polluting cars could become next year's 10p tax row, the Tories claim.
05/15/2008 04:31 PMCharles urges forest logging halt Prince Charles says halting logging in the rainforest is the single best solution to climate change.
05/14/2008 03:33 PMClegg attacks 'ragbag' proposals The government's planned legislation is a "ragbag of proposals," says Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.
05/14/2008 08:18 PMSpeaker's wife claims 'allowed' A complaint about taxi journeys claimed on expenses by Commons Speaker Michael Martin's wife is dismissed.
05/15/2008 04:38 AMJail terms 'to reflect capacity' Prison sentences would be set nationally depending on the amount of space in jails, under government plans.
05/14/2008 05:02 PMClegg's £7k renovation expenses Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg reveals he claimed £7,000 on expenses to renovate his constituency home.
05/14/2008 02:26 PMCameron: PM's run out of steam David Cameron says the draft legislative plans are an attempt to "save the prime minister's skin".
12/14/2005 05:41 PMNick Robinson's Newslog Dummy puff/robinson blog
06/20/2006 02:36 PMBBC Freedom of Info blog Rosenbaum blog
05/16/2008 11:42 AMGlasgow 'ashamed' of Uefa riots Glasgow City Council's leader admits he was "ashamed as a Glaswegian" of the Uefa Cup Final violence.
11/19/2007 10:42 AMBrian Taylor's political blog Dummy puff/betsan blog
05/15/2008 05:58 PMRuane plans 'need DUP's support' Caitriona Ruane's plans to reform academic selection cannot go ahead without DUP support, says Ian Paisley.
11/19/2007 10:52 AMMark Devenport's political blog Dummy puff/betsan blog
05/16/2008 01:40 PMMinister has his artery unblocked Finance Minister Andrew Davies undergoes a hospital procedure after suffering chest pains.
11/19/2007 10:40 AMBetsan Powys' political blog Dummy puff/betsan blog
04/20/2007 05:21 PMBBC Parliament
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06/24/2007 10:20 AMQuestion Time
04/20/2007 05:20 PMThe Politics Show
06/24/2007 10:24 AMToday in Parliament
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01/28/2008 09:54 AMWestminster Hour
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