Speaker coup defeated
On the last day of parliament, Labour MPs thwart a Tory plot to introduce secret ballots to elect the speaker and thus overthrow John Bercow. It seems the order to destroy him came from the very top.
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On the last day of parliament, Labour MPs thwart a Tory plot to introduce secret ballots to elect the speaker and thus overthrow John Bercow. It seems the order to destroy him came from the very top.
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The NHS is the number one issue for voters ahead of the May election. With A&E under pressure, an ageing population and a funding gap, what is the future of #yourNHS?
Ed Miliband made a big pitch to voters today in a speech to the Labour faithful in Clydebank. Some opinion polls are suggesting the party could face a landslide defeat by the SNP north of the border, but Mr Miliband spent more time talking about the Conservatives than the threat from the nationalists. Not that…
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