Gary Gibbon
William names the day – and upsets the Lib Dems
Our Political Editor on the political ramifications of Prince William naming the day for his wedding as Friday, 29 April.
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FactCheck: Clegg, Huhne and the £250m question. Who’s right on AV?
The claim “The change to AV will cost up to an additional £250 million” – No to AV
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Coalition cracks widen over AV referendum
As the referendum campaign turns bitter, the gaps in government grow larger – as the Yes camp accuse the No camp of lying and threaten legal action.
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Cameron Clegg divide deepens over intern schemes
David Cameron says that he does give out internships to friends and supporters and will continue to do so, distancing himself from Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg’s criticism of such behaviour.
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FactCheck: Would AV help or hinder the BNP?
The claim “BNP say no because they know AV will hurt them.” – Yes to Fairer Votes, April 13, 2011 The background The No to AV campaign argues that extremists such as the British National Party, the National Front and the British Union of Fascists would flourish under an AV voting system.
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The Deputy – and the deputy’s friend
With the Commons rising for Easter, MPs’ questions to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg offer the chance for a last hurrah, reports Peter McHugh.
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PMQs: for better, for worse
News of Ed Miliband’s impending nuptuals briefly lightens the mood at Prime Minister’s Questions, reports Peter McHugh.
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Have the Lib Dems kept their promises?
Ten months after they formed the Coalition, the Liberal Democrats list their big achievements. FactCheck takes them to task.
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PMQs: Don’t be vague, go for Hague
Relations – both international and domestic – are at the centre of exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions. But one key player is notable by his absence, as Peter McHugh reports.
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Backbench dissent could hurt Cameron’s coalition
Ahead of the Conservative party’s spring conference, David Cameron is increasingly worried about Tory backbench dissent – and about how much worse it could get after the AV referendum.
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FactCheck: for and against AV
FactCheck analyses claims made about AV by David Cameron and Nick Clegg
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Cameron and Clegg clash over AV voting system
David Cameron and Nick Clegg go head-to-head in outlining their opposing views on electoral reform, with the Prime Minister warning that the AV system will lead to regular hung parliaments.
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A long night ahead as Parliament battles over AV
With Lords and Commons locked in a late-night battle over the Bill proposing a referendum on electoral reform. Tory rebel Lord Lawson tells Channel 4 News the Government is being “pig-headed”.
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AV referendum: Labour MPs back both sides
Labour MPs are split over proposed changes to the voting system. Former Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett and former Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw explain why they are backing different sides.
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Ed Miliband: ‘Yes, I am a socialist’
The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, says he is “not embarrassed” to call himself a socialist and admits he would have joined the student protesters but was “doing something else.”
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