Michael Crick
Death of Derek Scott
I regret to have to report the death of Derek Scott, the Eurosceptic economist who was a leading adviser to Labour in government. He had been suffering from stomach cancer for several months.
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Mitchell resigns over ‘plebgate’
Government Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell submits to police pressure and resigns, after admitting he swore during a confrontation with police officers at Downing Street.
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Jeremy Hunt calls for 12 week abortion cut-off
The debate over lowering the time limit for abortions from 24 weeks could be reopened, after the health secretary became the latest cabinet minister to back a sharp tightening of the law on abortion.
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Cabinet secretary rejects inquiry into Mitchell affair
The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, said tonight that he had rejected calls for a full inquiry into Andrew Mitchell’s confrontation with police outside Downing Street.
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Cameron condemns Mitchell’s tirade against police
Government chief whip Andrew Mitchell faces growing criticism after his rant at officers who asked him to get off his bicycle, with the Metropolitan Police Federation calling on him to resign.
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Pressure builds on Olympics organisers over G4S failures
As a picture emerges of serious problems with the provision of security at Olympic venues, pressure mounts on Locog to take action against security contractor G4S.
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Where have all the illegal immigrants gone?
At least 150,000 illegal immigrants have been refused permission to stay in the UK, but it is not clear how many are still living here.
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Heathrow queues ‘unacceptable’ says Cameron
David Cameron demands action from the Home Office while BA’s Willie Walsh tells Channel 4 News that Damian Green was “misleading” the public over the extent of waiting times at passport control.
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May defends government over Qatada deportation
Home Secretary Theresa May mounts a robust defence of the government’s latest bid to deport the terrorist suspect Abu Qatada.
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Gay marriage consultation launched
The government has launched a public consultation over plans to allow same sex couples to marry, while insisting it is not a question of whether the law is changed, but when.
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Police services could be privatised
G4S and other private companies have been asked to bid for contracts worth £1.5bn for services currently carried out by the police, including crime investigation and neighbourhood patrols.
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PM ‘gets facts wrong’ over police numbers
Prime Minister David Cameron stands accused of getting his facts wrong in the House of Commons after FactCheck revealed front line police numbers were heading down, not up, as he claimed.
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PFI hospital ‘turning away ambulances’
Channel 4 News learns that a flagship PFI hospital in Wakefield is turning away patients arriving in ambulances because of a lack of capacity. North of England Correspondent Morland Sanders reports.
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How is Ed Miliband doing as Labour leader?
As Ed Miliband rejects criticism of his leadership of the Labour party, Channel 4 News looks at how he is faring 16 months into the job.
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FactCheck: Is Labour picking up women voters from the Tories?
To hear Labour speak, you’d think there was a veritable stampede of women desperate to escape the clutches of David Cameron in exchange for the warm embrace of Ed Miliband. But are they right? FactCheck speaks to pollsters and asks Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts what women really want.
