Maria Miller didn’t jump – she was discreetly pushed
The official version of events is that the prime minister was taken by surprise by Maria Miller’s resignation, but my sources tell me the decision was made to “get rid of her”.
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The insertion of derogatory comments into Wikipedia entries about the Hillsborough disaster is the latest in a series of controversies involving the website.
West Yorkshire Police charge the former chairman of the Co-op bank with two counts of possessing a class A drug and one of possessing a class C drug.
An all-expenses-paid trip by five UK MPs and their partners, including business-class travel to and from Sri Lanka, is cancelled amid cross-party recriminations – hours before departure.
David Cameron’s Easter message means he has spoken more about his Christian faith this week than any recent serving prime minister. Why?
The official version of events is that the prime minister was taken by surprise by Maria Miller’s resignation, but my sources tell me the decision was made to “get rid of her”.
There are few MPs who can claim to have benefited from the expenses scandal but the new Culture Secretary Sajid Javid is perhaps one of them.
Things are not looking great for Maria Miller. One government source put her chances of surviving the week “no better than 60 per cent”.
Pressure is growing on Culture Secretary Maria Miller over the row about her expenses. Cathy Newman asks Angela Eagle, shadow leader of the House of Commons, if she should resign or not?
The story behind Maria Miller and the latest installment of the MPs’ expenses scandal.
The husband of former News International boss Rebekah Brooks has told the phone hacking trial that he hid a bag in an underground car park because it contained pornographic DVDs.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage declines to comment on accusations that he uses his secretarial allowance to employ both his wife and “former mistress”.
One of England’s biggest academy chains is giving up control of 10 schools amid concern over its standards, as campaigners say it is more evidence of why academies should be Ofsted inspected.
After two disastrous performances in the last Winter Olympics at Vancouver, John Jackson and Britain’s four-man bobsleigh team will be hoping for greater success at Sochi this weekend.
Fracking has sparked protests in Britain, but these look subdued compared with a campaign in Romania by peasant farmers, who are fighting their own government. Jim Wickens and Paraic O’Brien report.
Their parents were the baby boomers. But young people today are shut out of the housing and jobs markets – and shouldering the burden of Britain’s debt. Channel 4 News meets the lost generation.