Archive of 23 June 2008
Boris loses adviser in race row
London mayor Boris Johnson has been forced to accept the resignation of a senior political adviser over a race controversy.
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Parties clash on Zimbabwe recognition
Conservative demands that Britain "derecognise" Zimbabwe's government have been rejected by foreign secretary David Miliband.
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Brown v Cameron on Europe as-it-happened
Brown v Cameron on Europe as-it-happened
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UK parties united against Mugabe
All three of Britain's political parties have moved quickly to condemn Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe after his rival pulled out of Friday's election over the weekend.
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Councils told to speak properly
Councils in the UK have been ordered to speak to people in normal English after the Local Government Association (LGA) found political lingo was disconnecting local authorities from the public.
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Gay Iranians can still be deported, says Home Office
The Home Office reserves the right to deport homosexual Iranians back to their country, the home secretary has said.
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Further doubts cast on Spelman
Tory chairman Caroline Spelman is facing even more doubts over her explanation for Tina Haynes' role after the woman's father-in-law came out to call the story "ridiculous".
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Tories publish 'cruel' report on Brown's first year
The Tories have published a 32-page booklet about Gordon Brown's first year in power which critics are calling "brutal" and "cruel".
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Business leaders criticise diplomas
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has today criticised the government's plans to replace the A-level system with academic diplomas as an "unnecessary distraction".
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Cameron press briefing as-it-happened
David Cameron claimed the progressive agenda in his monthly press conference this morning.
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Social mobility in PM's sights
Gordon Brown will call for a greater focus on improving social mobility in a keynote speech later today.
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Councils urged to review surveillance techniques
Councils have been asked to look at the way they use surveillance techniques to investigate suspected crime.
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