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David Cameron fought off the opposition during PMQs as he basked in the realisation that months of royal distraction from the problems at home are ahead, writes broadcaster Peter McHugh.
David Cameron has focused on the benefits of democracy in a keynote speech to Chinese students in Beijing.
Higher rate taxpayers could face non-compliance fines if they do not declare their partners claim child benefits, the Treasury has confirmed.
The head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, denies that his agents engage in torture. Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman says the historic speech is an attempt to combat negative media coverage.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox warns the prime minister of “grave consequences” if “draconian” spending cuts are made to the Armed Forces while Britain is at war. Carl Dinnen investigates.
Ed Miliband beats brother and four other candidates to become new leader of the Labour party. Political Editor Gary Gibbon says the Tories will go hard on Ed being the ‘prisoner of the trade unions’.
Britain will become a “darker, brutish and more frightening place” as the government’s sweeping spending cuts take effect, the TUC leader Brendan Barber has warned.
George Osborne is called on for an emergency debate questioning the government’s programme of cuts, as the spectre of collective union strikes rises on the back of the TUC’s meeting in Manchester.
Jon Snow
The US magazine Time thuds onto my mat. On the cover, a familiar face – our old prime minister, Tony Blair, looking less haunted than he does on the cover of his book. It’s a gentle, thoughtful photo and is emblazoned “Blair on America” – (Time salivates) – “In an exclusive essay from his new…
In June Barack Obama likened the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. It was one of several incendiary comments from the president critical of BP.
As David Miliband fights his brother Ed, Political Editor Gary Gibbon explains the story behind the rivalry and how the first female black candidate could throw a spanner in the voting arithmetic.
Funny how the differences talked up in the election campaign can seem so easy to play down when needs must, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
Gary Gibbon
Nick Clegg rules out propping up Labour if the party comes third in share of the vote, while am intriguing new polling analysis from Peter Kellner suggests the Lib Dem surge would leave the Tories as the biggest party in a hung parliament.
The Iraq war and now the Chilcot inquiry will ensure Blair and Goldsmith’s reputations and legacies remain intertwined forever, writes the Iraq Inquiry Blogger.
Gary Gibbon
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon reveals what happened in the hours between the publication of Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt’s letter and senior Cabinet figures making their first statements.