| Tory MPs demand Livingstone apology |
Rutland and Stamford MercuryConservative MPs have demanded an apology from Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, after an interview in which he said their party was "riddled" with homosexuals and claimed Baroness Thatcher was "clinically insane" while prime ...
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| Gondongwana quits as MP |
Pretoria News (subscription)The registrar of Parliament's joint ethics committee, Fazella Mahommed, told MPs on Wednesday that Gondongwana had informed the legislature of his decision to step down, reported the Sowetan newspaper. “So that particular matter is now out of the hands ...
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| North Yorkshire Police face 5 million pounds of cuts |
104.7 Minster FMHugh Bayley, MP for York Central, intervened in the debate in the House of Commons yesterday (Wednesday 8 February) to set government grants to the police. Nick Herbert, the Minister for Policing, claimed that crime is coming down, but Mr Bayley ...
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| Oppn attacks Gillard integrity over HSU |
SBSFor the second day in a row, and the 37th time since the 2010 election, the coalition brought on a suspension motion in parliament in a bid to censure the prime minister - this time over the Fair Work Australia (FWA) probe into NSW Labor MP Mr Thomson.
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| Top officer in call for new law on stalking |
This is LeicestershireDet Insp Williams was one of four officers quoted in the panel's report, which was agreed by MPs and peers from all the main political parties. He said: "I started working with victims of stalking in Leicester from 2005. "It can have a devastating ...
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| Tees Valley Unlimited showcases region to potential investors |
The Northern EchoIt held two briefings; one for investors and a second, at the Palace of Westminster, which was attended by ministers, MPs and peers. "A new economy is taking shape in Tees Valley and it is vital to the rebalancing of the UK economy that it succeeds," ...
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| MPs back calls to recapture powers |
Burton MailPRIME Minister David Cameron should take back control of more than 100 crime and policing laws from the European Union, two Conservative MPs have said. Heather Wheeler and Andrew Bridgen, who represent South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire ...
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