David Cameron made history this week by becoming the UK's youngest prime minister in 200 years.
Last week's general elections resulted in a hung Parliament, after the Conservatives won the most votes, but failed to secure enough seats to govern a clear majority. The resulting hung Parliament was a UK first ...
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As the country watches the hung parliament work its way out of the current conundrum, Nick Clegg puts pressure on David Cameron by meeting with Gordon Brown in the Foreign Office.
Talks will resume today as both parties try to hash out a deal that will see the Conservative leader end ...
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As public and private sector workers throughout the country endure pay freezes and pay cuts the news that as of April 1st MPs will receive a 1.5 percent salary increase is likely to cause some degree of anger. MP's wages will automatically increase by nearly £1,000 to £65,737.
The Senior Salaries ...
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It is looking likely that Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be called to give evidence on the Iraq war before the country goes to the polls. Initially he was expected to talk to the Chilcot Inquiry after the upcoming general election but leaders of the opposition parties have said that ...
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Following a request by Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Simon Cowell make a record to raise money to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake it has been announced that the song will be a cover version of the REM classic Everybody Hurts. The band has said that they are ...
MPs have expressed their anger over the fact that the takeover of Cadbury by Kraft will in part be funded by the Royal Bank of Scotland. Politicians across the board are appalled that the state owned bank which was bailed out with taxpayer's money to the tune of £20 billion ...
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A second earthquake has hit the already destroyed Caribbean island of Haiti causing panic and screams from those who are already almost at breaking point. Although a number of aftershocks have been felt since the January 12th earthquake the most recent tremor hit 6.1 on the Richter scale. Anything above ...
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Chairman of Cadbury, Roger Carr has warned that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is not able to guarantee that there will be no job losses at the firm. After it was sold to U.S. food giants Kraft, Mr. Brown was quick to tell Cadbury employees that he was determined to make ...
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As international aid starts to arrive in Haiti to deal with the devastating aftermath of an earthquake which has left tens of thousands of people dead, the race is now on to rescue those who may still be alive beneath the rubble. From Britain a team of rescue specialists is ...
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Haiti is in desperate need of aid following an earthquake that has devastated the country. The already fragile infrastructure of one of the world's poorest countries has been destroyed. Communication systems are down, medical supplies are scarce and there are worries over the availability of fresh water and food. Haiti's ...
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