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MP Diane Abbott apologetic over Twitter race comments Comments Off

Posted on January 05, 2012
Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott today apologised for any offence that was possibly caused by the comments she yesterday made on Twitter, following claims that they were racist. Abbott said that she didn't mean to generalise after writing that: ''White people love playing 'divide & rule'". The comments came as a ... Read More >>

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Final leaders debate sees Conservatives strengthen position Comments Off

Posted on April 30, 2010
The Conservative Party leader David Cameron has been hailed as the winner of the final UK televised election debate. The last TV debate before the election saw the Tories reaffirm their position at the head of the polls, but also saw Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats sure up late support. This was despite ... Read More >>

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New budget holds few surprises Comments Off

Posted on March 25, 2010
Alistair Darling’s new budget has included projections that the country will reduce its forecasted debt and spend modestly over the next year. The treasurer has made the announcement as he attempts to balance domestic voters and international markets in the lead-up to this spring’s election. No surprises were revealed in the ... Read More >>

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PM promises to get Britain moving Comments Off

Posted on December 31, 2009
PM Gordon Brown is to use his New Year’s Message to promise to get Britain moving forward again and warn voters not to destroy the economic recovery. He vowed to go for growth and come up with a decade of shared prosperity, while decreasing the deficit in a sensible and fair ... Read More >>

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Gray faces heat over barbecues that abuse public cash Comments Off

Posted on December 08, 2009
Scottish labor leader Iain Gray is in the middle of a ‘barbecue-gate’ quarrel about the use of public facilities to conjure up money for party coffers. An yearly summer fundraising grill held in Mr Gray’s East Lothian constituency was in effect sponsored by the local council for over ten years. And it ... Read More >>

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