Gary Gibbon
Full steam for Lords reform
Gary Gibbon blogs on the rising political tension within the three main political parties ahead of the vote on Lords reform.
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
Further embarrassment for the culture secretary
The FT has spotted another embarrassment for the culture secretary as he steps into the high court.
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Gary Gibbon
Search for a trade-off on House of Lords reform
Will he, won’t he. Channel 4 News Politics Editor Gary Gibbon on how the wrangle for Lords reform at the heart of the coalition government threatens to bring an abrupt halt to changes at the Commons.
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Gary Gibbon
House of Lords – resignations before reform?
Channel 4 News Political Editor, Gary Gibbon, on the battle for reform of the House of Lords at the heart of the government
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Gary Gibbon
Who is right on the ECHR – May or Qatada?
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the Abu Qatada deportation case
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Gary Gibbon
PM calls for more checks on Joint Strike Fighter contract
Channel 4 News political editor Gary Gibbon on the saga over the contract for Joint Strike Fighter jets
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Gary Gibbon
Ask Not For Whom The Road Tolls
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on David Cameron’s proposals for greater private sector involvement in Britain’s roads
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Gary Gibbon
‘Painful, continuing and unresolved’ – Osborne’s Budget options
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the Chancellor’s Budget options – will he scrap the 50p tax rate and make changes to his plans to scrap child benefit for 40p taxpayers?
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Gary Gibbon
Barroso’s lecture and Clegg’s special agent
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the European summit in Brussels
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Gary Gibbon
Thoughts on a Scottish referendum
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the government’s thoughts on a referendum on Scottish independence
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Gary Gibbon
A few thoughts on the headlines in 2012
Government ministers will spend most of the year bedecked in high-visibility jackets to remind you how busy they are pushing growth … but rising unemployment, insolvencies and low confidence seem with us for 2012.
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Gary Gibbon
Nick Clegg: ‘We need to do more, we can do more’
For years, the Lib Dem leader’s speech was a longed for moment of coverage. Now, in government, Nick Clegg gets saturation coverage all year round. So this speech, like the whole conference, was more of an internal party conversation than usual. Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports.
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Gary Gibbon
Coalition divided over use of wild animals in the circus
“There are mutterings this is all to do with a wildlife centre in David Cameron’s constituency but he might also be worried about looking too politically correct.”
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Gary Gibbon
How, and when, does the Coalition end?
“The Cabinet Secretary, I’m told, wants to make sure that civil servants are prepared for the Lib Dems downgrading cooperation to something way short of a coalition before 2015.”
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Gary Gibbon
David Laws: the first Westminster victim of Thursday’s results
He’s the first Westminster victim of Thursday’s results. Trying to come back on the pitch just as a “friendly” turned into a bit of a grudge match.