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David Miliband signals the end of the revolt against indestructible Brown

admin1 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:32:01 +0000

David Miliband, touted as a possible contender to fight the leadership, insisted the revolt had ‘settled’ after the Prime Minister’s make-or-break meeting with Labour MPs last night.

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David Miliband signals the end of the revolt against indestructible Brown

Farce over Glenys Kinnock, the makeshift minister who can’t even do her job because she’s still an MEP

admin1 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:45:12 +0000

Glenys Kinnock’s appointment as Europe minister descended into farce after it emerged that she could not do the job because she was still an MEP.

‘Don’t sign Gordon’s death warrant’: Mandy begs MPs to snub anti-Brown email as Milburn and Byers are named as plotters

admin1 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:07:50 +0000

Lord Mandelson has appealed to Labour MPs not to back an attempt to bring down the Prime Minister as he fights to save his premiership.

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Tipping Point Tuesday? Home Secretary Jacqui Smith quits (before she’s pushed) as FIVE top Labour figures resign in one day

admin1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:14:43 +0000

Miss Smith will resign in the forthcoming reshuffle. Her departure emerged as four other Labour MPs including two more government ministers also quit.

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Tipping Point Tuesday? Home Secretary Jacqui Smith quits (before she’s pushed) as FIVE top Labour figures resign in one day

‘I’m sorry … now vote for me’ says Brown in letter to voters

admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:45:36 +0000

The PM is bombarding thousands of voters with personal letters apologising for the expenses scandal in a bid to drum up Labour support at the European elections next week.

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‘I’m sorry … now vote for me’ says Brown in letter to voters

Harman tells friends she would fight for Labour leadership as plotters circle a wounded Brown

admin1 — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:59:07 +0000

As the sense of crisis around the Prime Minister intensifies, the deputy Labour leader is said to have told friends she will put herself forward.

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Harman tells friends she would fight for Labour leadership as plotters circle a wounded Brown

Blair vs Brown… all over again: How spin doctor’s girl Georgia Gould is splitting Labour along the old divide

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:38:02 +0000

A vote-rigging scandal in a safe Labour seat has exposed the scale of in-fighting in the party, it has been claimed.

Drugs advice helpline to be investigated after teenagers were told to use cannabis

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:59:58 +0000

Advisers on the Frank helpline condoned cannabis smoking by a 13-year-old and suggested to a 15-year-old who said she had experimented with ecstasy that she should go on taking it.

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Drugs advice helpline to be investigated after teenagers were told to use cannabis

‘Betrayed’ former Labour MP quits party feeling ‘absolutely scandalised’ over Damian McBride affair

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:13:51 +0000

A veteran Labour former MP has quit the party, complaining that the leadership had ‘betrayed’ the principles that inspired her to join.

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‘Betrayed’ former Labour MP quits party feeling ‘absolutely scandalised’ over Damian McBride affair