Ed Miliband: prime minister of Crawley?
I said Ed Miliband was running for prime minister and one of them said: “Of Crawley?” “No, the whole country,” I said. “Jesus,” came the response.
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Foreign Secretary William Hague warns that extremism in Syria could flourish if the European Union refuses to ease an arms embargo preventing the supply of weapons to rebels opposed to Bashar Assad.
The murder of soldier Lee Rigby has provoked a backlash of anger across the UK, including the attacking of mosques, racial abuse and comments made on social media.
A senior doctor attacks Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt for blaming GPs for exacerbating problems at overstretched accident and emergency departments.
More transparency, stricter controls. President Obama promises to be more open about America’s fight against terrorism – in an effort to regain his credibility in an increasingly dangerous world.
The International Monetary Fund says the government should be doing more to speed up recovery in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.
Former British helicopter pilot Major Timothy Peake becomes the UK’s first home-grown astronaut after being selected as one of six candidates to join the International Space Station.
The HS2 high-speed rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap which the government has yet to decide how to fill, a report from a Whitehall spending watchdog says today.
President Barack Obama says David Cameron’s attempt to “fix” Britain’s relationship with the EU before holding a referendum “makes some sense to me”.
Pakistan’s elections on 11 May are a huge landmark, marking a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a country with a deep desire for change, writes Anwar Akhtar. Prepare for the tightest race in years.
Every offender leaving prison will be subject to 12 months under supervision, the government announces, in a move which will see a greater role for the private sector in prisoner rehabilitation.
The government lays out proposals for tighter controls on immigration in the Queen’s speech. But critics will focus on what has been left out of the coalition’s plans.
Over 20 soldiers placed on the sex offenders register have continued to serve in what the Army says are “exceptional circumstances.” But assault victims say military justice lacks independence.
Six years after a report recommended a shake-up in the way vulnerable mothers of young children are treated by the justice system, prisoners are still dying.
I said Ed Miliband was running for prime minister and one of them said: “Of Crawley?” “No, the whole country,” I said. “Jesus,” came the response.
The public accounts committee could not be clearer: HMRC is “fighting a battle it cannot win”, while accountants are using their cosy relationship with government to benefit well-heeled clients.