Paul Mason
Greece: could debt deal be scuppered from above?
The level of pressure that’s being exerted on Syriza right now, I don’t think is enough to derail a deal from below.
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Disability protesters blocked from Commons chamber
Police stop disability rights protesters from entering the Commons chamber during prime minister’s questions in a noisy demonstration against the end of the independent living fund.
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FactCheck: the truth about welfare cuts
The Conservatives say they have to find £12bn from a £220bn welfare budget. Do the numbers add up – and where should the axe fall?
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Paul Mason
Why the words ‘civil war’ are no longer a joke in Greece
If today’s Brussels talks fail, the Greek debt crisis could stop being a story about economics and become one of civil society, politics and the rule of law.
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Paul Mason
Greek crisis: crunch time
The country will divide: right versus left – as it has been divided since British tanks rolled into Syntagma Square in 1944 to install former Nazi collaborators into office.
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What happens if Greece leaves the EU?
If Greece misses crucial payments to the IMF and the European Central Bank, it could force the country out of the euro and, ultimately, the EU. So what would Grexit mean for Greece?
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Greece crisis: one month to Grexit?
It is crunch time for Greece. If it fails to pay its debts it could be forced to leave the euro and the EU, and plunge into the unknown. These are the key dates as we approach possible Grexit.
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Michael Crick
Results in for some of the most powerful jobs in UK politics
The agony is over for many MPs. Elections for the select committee chairs were announced by the Commons speaker today.
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Paul Mason
Greece: will Alexis Tsipras wave a writ at Europe?
While Tsipras, Varoufakis and their negotiators have been trying to get the country’s debt reduced via the IMF and ECB, Zoe Konstantopoulou has been working to get it declared invalid.
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MPs’ planned pay rise: how public sector pay compares
The Prime Minister David Cameron writes to Parliamentary authorities opposing a pay hike for MPs of nearly £7,000, but how does this compare to pay rises for public sector workers?
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Paul Mason
Greece: a clod of earth worth saving?
There may be a technical get-out clause that allows Greece to wrap its four repayment dates to the IMF this month into one, but the IMF’s own assessment is correct: Greece can’t pay.
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What do Labour’s leadership candidates stand for?
Three of the four candidates to lead Labour are speaking today ahead of the 15 June closing date for nominations. We look at the pitches of Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Mary Creagh.
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Paul Mason
Long term debt deal could break Greek logjam
Running short of cash to pay public sector salaries, pensions and debt obligations, Greece’s Syriza has laid out what it will and will not negotiate with its creditors, but will it be enough?
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Paul Mason
Why Greece’s Syriza party is not sticking to the script on an IMF deal
European officials trying to secure a last-minute deal in the debt stand-off between Greece and the IMF now have to anticipate the threat of revolt within the country’s ruling Syriza party.
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Michael Crick
After the big election, lots of smaller ones at Westminster
The next three weeks will see huge jockeying for chairmanships of the increasingly powerful select committees, all of which are up for grabs. Campaigning is already well underway.
