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Cleared Hain eyes Government return new
Peter Hain was eyeing a return to the Government today after being cleared by prosecutors over donations to his campaign for Labour's deputy leadership.
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Mole hunts extended across Whitehall
Friday, 5 December 2008
Police mole hunts have begun into other Whitehall leaks in addition to the Damian Green investigation, the Home Office disclosed yesterday as in-fighting intensified between Scotland Yard and the Commons authorities over the raid on the Tory MP's office.
Europe strikes blow against DNA register
Friday, 5 December 2008
The European Court of Human Rights says retention of innocent people's DNA records by police is illegal.
Decision on Heathrow runway delayed
Friday, 5 December 2008
Campaigners hope credit crisis will force Government to rethink the project
The Lord who put the bounce into Brown
Friday, 5 December 2008
Andrew Grice: Lord Mandelson says his new role is to make Brownites and Blairites laugh together again.
Today in Politics: Brown's mortgage help scheme not cooked yet new
Friday, 5 December 2008
There are still question marks over the Government's scheme to help householders having their homes repossessed in the recession by deferring their mortgage interest payments for up to two years.
The Big Brother state
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Personal information detailing intimate aspects of the lives of every British citizen is to be handed over to government agencies.
Anti-trafficking unit saved from axe
Thursday, 4 December 2008
The UK's only specialist police unit to combat human trafficking has been saved from the axe, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today.
Home Secretary warns on systematic leaking threat
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith insisted today that it would have been "wholly inappropriate" for her to have intervened in police operational decisions over the Damian Green affair.
Heathrow expansion decision delayed
Thursday, 4 December 2008
A Government decision on expanding the UK's biggest airport has been been postponed, it was announced today.
Investment in science vital for the future, says Brown
Thursday, 4 December 2008
The UK must continue to invest in research to secure its economic future, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today.
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