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Liberal Democrats reveal election slogan
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- Liberal Democrats
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Seen a sneak preview of @pinknews general election poll that's out on Sunday. Ve...
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- Benjamin Cohen
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Mesh Chhabra | Labour being a bit shy over condemning Unite strike. Are they too busy counting ...
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@stephenctimms is running 45mins late and apparently there's no chance of a cup ...
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Political Scrapbook | Gordon Brown stars in hilarious Tory shoot ‘em up computer game!
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My first time
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Paul Waugh | Sarko won't have Sun on his Xmas card list. Refuses to answer another Q re Carla...
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Paul Waugh | Sarko gets snarky re Brit hacks Qs re marriage to Carla. "I love Britain. Don't ...
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy | ouch! sarkozy furious at journo who asked him about the rumours of his private a...
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James Plaskitt | #gordonbrown and Sarkozy meeting in #number10 to discuss the #robinhoodtax. Hope...
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Lord Paul Drayson | I'm working on Labours "science manifesto" now. Please tweet yr ideas & views. I...
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chris dillow | Tax-dodger, moi?
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- Stumbling and Mumbling
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Paul Waugh | Sarko in No10 presser: "Whenever I have talks with Gordon Brown I feel enriched ...
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David Blackburn | Do these slogans hit the mark?
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- The Coffee House
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Diane Taylor | The bigger picture on asylum | Diane Taylor
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Richard Bacon | BBC logs 'just under 8,000' complaints about plan to close 6 Music http://bit.ly...
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Iain Martin | Watch Liam Byrne’s lips: No new tax rises
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stephen_green7@sky.com (Daily Referendum) | SHOCKER! Labour's biggest backer Unite to Strike - Gordon Brown says nothing.
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- Daily Referendum
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Paul Waugh | Gordo just told Sarko that we have an "entente formidable". Groan.
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Ruth Barnett | iPhone Wars: Labour Launch App
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- Boulton & Co.
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ConservativeHome | Eric Pickles calls for the Electoral Commission to give Returning Officers an "u...
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Richard | Party political games
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- EU Referendum
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Downing Street | No10: Watch the PM's press conference with President Sarkozy, starting shortly: ...
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Bagehot | The hardest case
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- Bagehot's Notebook
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Mark Wadsworth | "Lib Dem election slogan promises more hilarity and confusion"
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lucy manning | BA strike worrying those travelling close to Easter fearing. One friend said "Br...
- 12:58
- Lucy Manning
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Lord Paul Drayson | My team at BIS have responded to over 1,000 emails just on the "science principl...
- 12:51
- Lord Paul Drayson
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Keep porn out of politics?
- 12:44
- Comment is Free
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John Redwood | Regulators have always made judgements
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- John Redwood's Diary
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The power of the celebrity Tweeter
- 12:34
- Paul Waugh
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Dave Hill | Elections in Hounslow: bad news for the Keens
- 12:23
- Dave Hill's London blog
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The digital election: Should we prepare to be spammed?
- 12:14
- BBC
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Iain Roberts | Lib Dem Lords offer concessions on Digital Economy amendments
- 12:10
- Liberal Democrat Voice
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In (further) praise of Andrew Adonis
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- John Rentoul
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Daniel Korski | RIP EDA?
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- The Coffee House
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Will Straw: Social media is about reaching out and empowering your activists
- 12:07
- LabourList
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Phil Reynolds | 'Change’, ‘future’, ‘fairness’ – is the Lib Dem slogan different enough?
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- Total Politics Party Li...
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Ed Jacobs | UUP-Tory alliance a “mongrel relationship”
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- Left Foot Forward
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Adrian Michaels | Germany wants to punish the euro offenders
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- Telegraph politics blog
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That LibDem logo in full
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Sally Bercow | No I am not depressed coz of BA cabin crew strike. Am disappointed tho'. With BA...
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Kevin Maguire | Lib slogan "Change That Works For You. Building A Fairer Britain" covers Lab's "...
- 11:25
- Kevin Maguire
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Adonis shows the way on transport, and debates
- 11:22
- Alastair Campbell Blog
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Iain Dale | The LibLabCon Election Slogan as Perfected by the LibDems
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- Iain Dale
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Paul Waugh | How long will it be before the Tories point up links between BA strike union Uni...
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- Paul Waugh
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lucy manning | no charges for baroness uddin cps decide
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- Lucy Manning
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Patrick | Are Labour planning to cut police numbers?
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- Full Fact
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Tim Montgomerie | If I could only follow six Twitterers, they'd be @StephanShaxper, @SamuelCoates,...
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David Blackburn | At last, the Tories get organised
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- The Coffee House
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freethinkingeconomist | Banning CDS – a veritable linkfest and stout opinion
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Dizzy | Epic Logo Fail
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- Dizzy Thinks
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George Eaton | Tory jitters as poll lead falls to three
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- The Staggers Blog
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Alistair Darling being sent Gordon's
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- Paul Waugh
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Iain Dale | Porn director Lib Dem candidate 'supports the Labour party'
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Gorbachev, twenty five years on.
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- Three thousand versts o...
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Patrick | Friday’s fact-check round-up
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Sara Mojtehedzadeh | Caption Competition
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- Boulton & Co.
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Brian Walker | Why George Bush made rthe call to Cameron
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- Slugger O'Toole
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Douglas Carswell | Lost in translation
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- Douglas Carswell Blog
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Robert Peston | Lehman: How it disguised its frailty
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- Peston's Picks
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Tom Harris MP | Just got an email from ConHome headlined: "Should Cameron be more angry?"
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- Tom Harris MP
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BBC Radio 4 Today | FSA chief outlines "proactive" new approach and says Tory FSA plans would be "di...
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Enter Ken Clarke...
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- Bob Piper
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Parmjit Dhanda | BNP to be allowed to work as teachers? I wouldn't want any extremist teaching my...
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Charlie Whelan | Sun joins smears on me and Unite. In case missed Sun poll Labour 3 behind Tories...
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- Charlie Whelan
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This Mother's Day, don't let the Tories keep mum about workers' rights
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- LabourList
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Alex Barker | The full text of the Lib Dem “triple lock”
- 09:18
- FT Westminster Blog
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Emma Boon | MPs still troughing truffles!
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- Taxpayers' Alliance Cam...
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Dylan Sharpe | A small victory for common sense
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- Big Brother Watch
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ConservativeHome | Coulson and Hilton 'join forces' in Tory election team
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- ToryDiary
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Gerald Warner | Climategate: the IPCC's whitewash 'review' is the AGW camp's biggest mistake yet
- 09:08
- Gerald Warner Blog
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David Blackburn | Affluence for influence
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- The Coffee House
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Shamik Das | Politics Summary: Friday, March 12th
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- Left Foot Forward
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Miliband 'effectively confirms' May 6 election date
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- Paul Waugh
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ConservativeHome | Who would Lib Dem councillors favour in a hung Parliament?
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Unity | There ain’t nuthin’ more powerful than the smell of Tory mendacity!
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- Liberal Conspiracy
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Tehmina Kazi | Should religious leaders tell us how to vote? | Tehmina Kazi
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- The Guardian
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Richard Murphy | Not just nasty; downright vicious: Tory support for vulture funds
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The Tory decline offers Labour the opportunity for renewal
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- LabourList
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Richard Murphy | What are the Tories ashamed of?
- 08:40
- Tax Research UK
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Telegraph Opinion | Greece will be saved, but what about other debtors?
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- Telegraph blog
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Calling out Cameron on CND slurs
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Brian Walker | The cautionary tale of the field marshal MP for North Down
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- Slugger O'Toole
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ConservativeHome | Quangos: A cull for some, taming for others
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- ConHome Local Governmen...
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Tim Worstall | But, but, this was the right thing to do!
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Betting markets: Tory majority of 18
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- John Rentoul
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There's no substitute for policy thinking and campaigning
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Aluf Benn | How Bibi lost a best friend | Aluf Benn
- 08:00
- Comment is Free
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Next Left | So who's really playing politics with the Ashcroft peerage inquiry?
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- Next Left
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Daniel Hannan | Brussels is run by and for lobby groups
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John Redwood | Travelling safely
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- John Redwood's Diary
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ConservativeHome | Should David Cameron be more angry about Labour failures and failings?
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Archbishop Cranmer | David Laws on faith schools and the Liberal Democrats
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Paul Waugh | Nick Clegg admits to GMTV that Lib Dem PPC Anna Span's porn past is "not my cup ...
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Toby Young | Is Samantha Cameron the world's most reluctant political wife?
- 07:30
- Telegraph politics blog
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Jon Snow | OK, so I’m biased. I shall be supporting the under-dog
- 07:08
- Snowblog
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Alexander Chancellor | So it's Sarah Brown v Samantha Cameron | Alexander Chancellor
- 07:00
- Comment is Free
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Insurgents are local, know every compound and ditch. You cannot move fast throug...
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We're going to fight and win
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- Go 4th - John Prescott'...
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ConservativeHome | Yousuf Miah: The system of student visas needs a complete overhaul
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- ConservativeHome Platfo...
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Mike Smithson | YouGov vs AR: Is it all down to the weightings?
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- PoliticalBetting
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guidofawkes | “I’m Not a Politically Correct Feminist, but…”
- 02:31
- Guy Fawkes' Blog
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Steve Bell | What and when MI5 knew about torture
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- Comment is Free
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Prescott: We're in a fight, and we're going to win!
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Kevin Maguire | Playboy offshore zillions inheritor Zac Goldsmith's "different type of politics"...
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Melanie Phillips | Iran threatens genocide yet again
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- Melanie Phillips Blog
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New York ties with London for finance crown
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- The Financial Times
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Iain Martin | Whelan’s Baffling Silence on His Union’s Strike at British Airways
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John Prescott | Hope Labour's next Party Political Broadcast consists of 3 mins of the 'best bit...
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A retraction and apology to John Harris
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Sun City | Market report | All the latest business news
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Guido Fawkes | Quote of the Day: Kelvin MacKenzie said… “Brown is a compulsive liar, he has no ...
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John Prescott | Just recorded this clip on YouGov/Sun poll - Con 37% (nc), Lab 34% (+2), Lib Dem...
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Gaby Hinsliff | changed my mind about men on the #bbcqt panel: it's the audience who has the pow...
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Allegra Stratton | No new taxes or VAT rise in budget, says Treasury minister Liam Byrne
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- The Guardian
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Guido Fawkes | Quote of the Day
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- Guy Fawkes' Blog
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Simon Jenkins | The bankers lied. And Darling, a mere puppet on their string, knows it | Simon J...
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#bbcqt Justine Greening just referred to her leader as "Cameron". What happeded ...
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BBC Question Time | Justine Greening MP says neither she, nor the shadow front bench, will be taking...
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Wondering why we have Caroline Flint representing us? Why not @HarrietHarman ? C...
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BBC Question Time | "I believe that we should know as much as possible about Jon Venables" - Kelvin ...
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James Lyons | why is angus reid so out of line?
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- James Lyons
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Iain Dale | The Daley Dozen: Thursday
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- Iain Dale
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Telegraph Opinion | What do we want from the NHS?
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- Telegraph blog
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Is the Tory lead really just three points?
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- John Rentoul
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Mike Smithson | CORRECTION: Angus Reid Tory lead up 1 to 13. C39-L26-LD18. YouGov 37-34-17
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- Mike Smithson
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3 points. 3. Bring. It. On. #GameON
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- BevaniteEllie
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Mike Smithson | But PB/Angus Reid has the gap widening to 13 points
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Tom Harris MP | Heading to the BBC to be interviewed on "Newsnicht" about high-speed rail. Again...
- 22:05
- Tom Harris MP
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Anthony Wells | YouGov Daily Poll – 37/34/17
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- UK Polling Report
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Mehdi Hasan | It's defeatist nonsense to talk of a crisis of leftwing thinking | Mehdi Hasan
- 22:00
- Comment is Free
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Iain Dale | More Chaos at Maidstone Hospital
- 21:54
- Iain Dale
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Alex Thomson | Astonishing ambition of Nato hopes for the Afghan army
- 21:45
- Snowblog
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Tom Harris MP | Memoirs are made of this
- 21:30
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Michael Tomasky | A Democrat disgrace | Michael Tomasky
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Mike Smithson | YouGov daily poll out on PB at 10pm. Also tonight the latest PB/Angus Reid poll....
- 20:41
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- BA cabin crew strike confirmed
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Unite has announced that British Airways cabin crew will strike for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27. There are also reports today that the union is planning another strike ballot for ground staff over changes to working conditions.
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- No charges for Uddin
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Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not face charges over expenses claims, the CPS confirmed this morning.
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- Sarkozy meets Brown & Cameron
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French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in London today to meet prime minister Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron.
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- No ban on BNP teachers
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A government commission has concluded that teachers in England should not be banned from joining groups such as the BNP or any group that may promote racist ideas.
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- Lib Dem slogan revealed
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The Lib Dems have revealed their election slogan will be "Change That Works For You. Building A Fairer Britain", ahead of the party's spring conference, beginning this afternoon.
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- Poll confusion for Labour and Tories
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Two opinion polls this morning paint contrasting pictures of the state of the Conservatives' poll lead. The daily tracker by YouGov for the Sun shows the Tory lead reduced to three points, with the Conservatives at 37% (nc) and Labour at 34% (+2). Meanwhile, an Angus Reid poll for Political Betting gives the Conservatives a 13 point lead.
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- Govt start briefing on budget
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Alistair Darling has warned not to expect "giveaways" in the budget while Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Bryne has denied that the government will have to raise VAT to reduce the deficit, as speculation begins about what Darling will announce in the budget later this month.
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- MPs to trust public on social care
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The health select committee has published a wide ranging report on social care and has said that ministers were wrong to rule out a tax funded option, instead they call for the public to decide on the matter.
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- Mortgage lending down 49%
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Mortgage lending fell by 49% in January, according to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Selected Sources- FSA to get tough on financial products
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The head of the Financial Services Authority, Hector Sants, will today announce stronger rules on financial products in order to protect consumers.
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New this morning
- Asylum seekers 'injured by guards'
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A Home Office commissioned review into the treatment of asylum seekers has criticised security guards' use of handcuffs, saying some refugees had been left with serious injuries.
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- Hague invited to Ashcroft hearing
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William Hague has been invited to next week's parliamentary inquiry investigating the handling of Lord Ashcroft's peerage, Labour MP Gordon Prentice has revealed.
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- SNP to meet BBC over election debates
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Senior figures in the SNP will meet with members of the BBC to discuss the party's exclusion from the upcoming leaders debates during the general election campaign. Alex Salmond said their exclusion raises questions over the BBC's impartiality.
Selected Sources- Public sector pensions warning
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The National Audit Office has warned that the amount of money paid in public sector pensions could triple in the next 50 years, rising to £75 bn in 2060 compared with £25 bn this year.
Selected Sources- Watchdog warns MI5 & MI6 may face cuts
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The Intelligence and Security Committee have warned that the intelligence services could suffer real term cuts due to the financial crisis which will see most departments have their budgets cut.
Selected Sources- London 'loses finance crown'
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London has tied with New York in a ranking of world financial centres, as fears over regulations led it to be toppled from the top spot.
Selected Sources- Former Iraq hostage says he was tortured
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The freed British hostage Peter Moore has told the Times that he was tortured for months during his 31 month long kidnapping ordeal.
Selected Sources- Dannatt warning on combat stress
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Former Chief of the General Staff Gen Sir Richard Dannatt has warned that thousands of veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are at risk of developing mental health problems.
Selected Sources- State bank to finance motorways
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Civil servants are rushing to put together plans that will allow the UK's pension funds to bankroll the building of motorways through a special state controlled bank. Lord Mandelson in a speech today will highlight the need to find alternative ways of improving the country's infrastructure.
Selected Sources- Further warning over UK debt
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The UK's triple-A credit rating is at risk and it may become the next country to face a crisis over its debt, according to the Italian-German bank UniCredit.
Selected Sources- UN calls for Burma war crimes investigation
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A senior UN official has called for members of Burma's ruling military junta to be investigated over allegations they committed war crimes.
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- Lib Dems select porn director as PPC
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The Liberal Democrats will field porn director Anna Arrowsmith as their prospective parliamentary candidate to fight for the seat in Gravesham, Kent.
Selected Sources- Four charged over exes deny guilt
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Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer told City of Westminster Magistrate's Court yesterday that parliamentary privilege meant that they could not be tried over their expenses claims. The judge said that the cases needed to be tested in a higher court.
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PoliticsHome News
Live as it happens
Monday 23rd November 2009 | 12:35
Judge me on tackling the deficit, says Cameron
A future Conservative government can only be judged a success if it tackles the budget deficit, David Cameron insisted this afternoon.
Speaking at the CBI conference, the Conservative leader said that while his government would be "unashamedly pro-business", his main aim would be to tackle government debt.
"If the Conservatives win that election, our time in office will be judged on whether we get Britain out of this mess," he said.
"If we build lasting and sustainable growth and deal with the deficit, we will be a success. If we don’t, we won’t."
However he insisted that cutting debt and restoring growth were not alternatives, and pledged that his party would look to business to restore the economy.
"It’s not big government that will drive us out of this recession and into a sustainable recovery, it’s people like you – entrepreneurs, businesspeople, wealth creators.
"It’s you who will invent the products of the future, sell the exports, attract the investment, grow the industries and create the jobs we need.
"So, if we win that election, we will send the message out loud and clear: if you want to set up a business, make an investment, employ new people, then we are on your side.
"We will be unashamedly pro-enterprise and pro-wealth creation," he said.
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