Portrait of the week
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, responded to the triumph of the UK Independence Party in the European elections (which…
Portrait of the week
Home Demand for housing posed ‘the biggest risk to financial stability’ according to Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank…
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Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said on television that he was ‘bullish’ about negotiating change for Britain in the…
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Home AstraZeneca’s board rejected an increased takeover bid of £63 billion by Pfizer. Commenting on the bid in Parliament, Vince…
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Home The British economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2014, disappointing hotheads who’d expected 1 per cent. It…
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Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, appeared in public with George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer — the first…
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Home Nigel Evans, who had resigned as deputy speaker before being cleared of a bundle of rape and sexual assault…
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Home Maria Miller resigned as Culture Secretary after a week of being the centre of a game of hunt-the-issue. She…
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Home George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made ‘a commitment to fight for full employment in Britain’ and for…
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Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that inheritance tax ‘shouldn’t be paid by people who’ve worked hard and saved…
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Home In the Budget, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that the economy was working but the job…
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Home Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour party, promised that, if elected, his administration would hold a referendum on…
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Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said Russia was to blame for ‘violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of another…
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Home Moazzam Begg, a former Guantanamo detainee who won substantial compensation after suing the British government, was arrested in Birmingham…
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Home It would be ‘extremely difficult, if not impossible’ for an independent Scotland to join the European Union, José Manuel…
Portrait of the week: as the waters continue to rise
Home Floods grew worse in the West Country. The village of Moorland, Somerset, was abandoned. Then the Thames flooded, from…
Portrait of the week: water, water, everywhere
Home The Somerset Levels continued to wallow in floods. The Environment Agency was widely blamed for not having dredged channels,…
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Home Britain’s gross domestic product grew by 1.9 per cent last year, the most since 2007, according to the Office…
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Home George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that he was in favour of increasing the minimum wage by…
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Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that English local authorities would be allowed to receive all the business rates…
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Home George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made it clear in a speech that he intended to cut £25 billion…
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Home Six months of talks in Northern Ireland, chaired by Dr Richard Haass, a retired American diplomat, ended without resolving…
What happened in 2013, from Depardieu's hug to Sachin's last bow
January David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said he wanted to ‘negotiate a new settlement with our European partners’, and that…
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Home George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that average energy bills would be brought £50 lower through government…
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Home Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, outlined Scottish National Party plans for independence, which included keeping the pound…
