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Split RBS Up Says Vince Cable In Leaked Letter

PA | 6 May 2012

Read More: Banks, David Cameron, Chuku Umunna RBS, George Osborne, UK Banks, Business, Vince Cable

Business Secretary Vince Cable has suggested that Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) should be split up. In a leaked letter, the senior Liberal Democrat proposed...

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David Cameron: FOIs Fur Up Government Arteries

PA | 6 May 2012

Read More: David Cameron, Blair FOI, FOI Act, Tony Blair, Commons, Commons Committee, Commons Liaison Committee, Foi, Uk News

David Cameron expressed frustration with the Freedom of Information Act today, saying it "furs up" the government and does not provide the public with the...

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Super Tuesday 2012: Rick Santorum Teeters On Campaign Precipice In Ohio

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | 6 March 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Less than a day before 10 states vote on Super Tuesday, Rick Santorum's presidential campaign displayed a new operational wrinkle. For the...

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MPs Expenses: Staff Welcome Ipsa £15m Pay Increase Recommendation

PA/The Huffington Post | 6 March 2012

Read More: Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, MPS Expenses, Expenses Scandal, Ipsa

People working for politicians have welcomed a decision by the parliamentary expenses watchdog to recommend a £15m increase in the amount of money MPs are...

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Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Lib Dem Councillor, Complains To PCC After Claims He Approved Students Paying Council Tax

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress and Asa Bennett | 6 March 2012

Read More: Liberal Democrats, Students, Tuition Fees, Uknews, Ukpolitics

A Lib Dem councillor has written to the Press Complaints Commission over news reports that he'd suggested students should pay council tax. Gerald Vernon-Jackson, the...

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David Cameron 'Almost Certainly' Broke Ministerial Code Over Liam Fox

PA | 6 March 2012

Read More: David Cameron, Liam Fox, Committee-On-Standards-In-Public-Life, Sir Christopher Kelly, Uk News

David Cameron "almost certainly" breached the ministerial code by failing to call in his independent adviser on ministers' interests to investigate allegations against former Defence...

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Working Parents Rely On Schools To Bring Up Children

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | 6 March 2012

Read More: Ebacc, Heads, Parenting, Parents, Private Schools, Social Mobility, Uk News, Uk Parents, Uk Schools, Uk Students, Uk Teachers

Middle class working parents are increasingly relying on private schools to bring up their children as they are too busy to do it themselves, according...

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Iran Nuclear Crisis: UK Agrees To New Round Of Talks With Tehran

Huffington Post UK/PA | Michael Rundle | 6 May 2012

Read More: Catherine Ashton, EU3+3, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, William Hague, eu3, Iran, Iranian Nuclear Weapons, Uk News

Six countries, including the US and the UK, are to recommence multi-lateral talks with Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme, the EU has said....

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Ministers Urged To Hurry Up And Tackle Payday Loan Firm Abuses

The Huffington Post UK | Asa Bennett | 7 March 2012

Read More: George Osborne, HM Treasury, Money Advice Service, Stella Creasy, UK Parliament, Business Innovation And Skills Committee, Payday Loan Firms, Payday Loans, Uk News

The government needs to take swift and decisive action to protect members of the public from falling prey to sharp practices by payday loan companies,...

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Ed Miliband Flayed By 5 Live Audience On Victoria Derbyshire Phone-In

The Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress & Ned Simons | 6 March 2012

Read More: David Miliband, Ed Miliband, UK Labour Party, Victoria Derbyshire, Bbc, Five Live, Labour Party, Uk Diary, Uk News, Video

Ed Miliband could be forgiven for taking BBC 5 Live off the presets of his radio, after its phone-in audience gave the Labour leader a...

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Housing Costs Could Drive Nearly Two Million Out Of London, Shelter Warm

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | 6 March 2012

Read More: Brian Paddick, Ken Livingstone, Boris Johnson, Campbell Robb, London, London Mayoral Election, Shelter, Uk Housing, Uk News

Nearly two million Londoners could be driven out of their homes and out of the capital by the cost of housing, according to research from...

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European Union Withdraws Promotional Video After Complaints Of Racism

| 6 March 2012

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The European Union has withdrawn a promotional video following complaints that it was racist. The video published on YouTube last week depicted a white woman...

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Out Of Work Graduates Paid More Than School Leavers, But Still Settling For Lower-Skill Jobs

PA/Huffington Post UK | 6 March 2012

Read More: Education, Graduates, Looking For Work, News, Pay Per Hour, Price Of a Degree, Student Loans, Uk News, Unemployment, University, Video

One in five new graduates is out of work, while many more are being forced to take jobs that do not require a degree, official...

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Ed Miliband's speech to the EEF National Manufacturing Conference - FULL TEXT

The Huffington Post UK | 6 March 2012

Read More: 2012 Budget, Ed Miliband, Uknews, Ukpolitics

Can I say what a privilege it is to speak to the first EEF Annual Conference. Too often, the story that is told of British...

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Miliband calls for 'Patriotism And Pride' In British Manufacturing

The Huffington Post UK | Asa Bennett | 6 March 2012

Read More: Ed Miliband, Gordon Brown, UK Budget 2012, UK Labour Party, Business, Labour Party, Uk News, Uknews, Ukpolitics

Ed Miliband has called for greater patriotism about British industry in order to secure an economy recovery. He attacked the government for being “wedded to...

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Catholic Gay Marriage Outcry 'Giving People Permission For Bigotry'

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | 31 January 2013

The debate over gay marriage has escalated as secular and gay rights groups hit back at suggestions the sanctity of marriage could be undermined by...

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Damian Green: Britain Is 'Addicted' To Hiring Immigrant Workers

PA | 6 March 2012

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British firms need to be weaned off their addiction to hiring migrant workers, the Immigration Minister said on Tuesday. Damian Green said some industries may...

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Comedian Runs For London Mayor As Sir Ian Bowler, 'The Lesser Of Three Evils' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | 6 March 2012

Read More: Ian Bowler, Ken Livingstone, London Mayor, London Mayor 2012, Sir Ian Bowler, Boris Johnson, Comedy Clips, Comedy Gossip, London Mayoral Election, Video

Ladies and gentlemen of London! Who would you like to be your next mayor? BoJo? Red Ken? Or perhaps someone who combines the worst qualities...

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Andrew Lansley Heckled By Doctor: 'Your Bill Is Rubbish And You Know It' (VIDEO)

| 6 March 2012

Read More: David Cameron, Andrew Lansley, Nick Clegg, Health And Social Care Bill, Nhs, Uk Diary, Uk News, Video

Andrew Lansley has been angrily heckled by a doctor over his controversial plans to reform the National Health Service. Protected by police officers and pursued...