Sunday, 19 April 2009

MORE UK POLITICS NEWS

Veteran MP quits Labour over 'betrayal'

Alice Mahon: veteran MP quits labour

A former veteran Labour MP has rocked the party by quitting over complaints that its leadership had "betrayed" the principles that inspired her to join.


Human rights chief targeted in Commons raid

Shami Chakrabarti - Liberty boss Shami Chakrabarti was targeted by Damian Green probe detectives

The detectives who arrested Damian Green were after information on Shami Chakrabarti, one of the country's leading human rights campaigners.

18 Apr 2009

Ballot box tampered with in safe Labour seat

Selection of a Labour candidate for a safe seat has been delayed after it was found that a ballot box had been tampered with.

18 Apr 2009

Police in Commons raid searched emails for Liberty head

Police who arrested Damian Green searched his private emails for information on Shami Chakrabarti, the civil liberties campaigner.

18 Apr 2009

Six police officers attacked by children each day

Policeman: Six police officers attacked by children each day

Six police officers a day are being assaulted by violent children and teenagers, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

17 Apr 2009

Front line council service cut due to £1 bn black hole in council funding

Front line council services will be cut and thousands of workers are set to lose their jobs as recession-hit town halls struggle with a £1 billion black hole.

17 Apr 2009

Ballot box tampered with in London Labour election

The Labour Party has called off a candidate selection hustings after discovering a ballot box had been tampered with.

17 Apr 2009

Charlie Whelan: 'Smear emails were hacked into'

Charlie Whelan: 'Smear emails were hacked into'

Charlie Whelan, the former spin doctor, has suggested that the Downing Street smear emails were illegally hacked into.

17 Apr 2009

The Home Secretary is a walking disaster

Jacqui Smith

Simon Heffer argues that the preposterous Jacqui Smith is a disgrace to the office of Home Secretary.