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Cameron steadies the ship: 'No knee jerk response' to Woolwich terror
David Cameron quashed rumours of a possible revival of the snoopers' charter today, after he told reporters there would be no "knee-jerk" response to the suspected terror attack in Woolwich.
PM praises British Muslims amid fears of anti-Islam violence
EU hits out at PM's 'knee-jerk' immigration rhetoric
Suspected terror strike in London: Soldier killed
Immigration falls - but drop could prove deceptive
Net immigration registered a sharp fall in the 12 months to September 2012, figures released today show, with much of the drop due to falling student numbers.
PM praises British Muslims amid fears of anti-Islam violence
David Cameron has insisted yesterday's killing in Woolwich was a betrayal of Islam, amid concerns about a wave of anti-Muslim violence.
Suspected terror strike in London: Soldier killed
A man has been murdered in London in what is understood to be a terrorist killing of a British soldier.
Boris: I'll decide when police can use water cannons on protestors
Boris Johnson insisted he would have ultimate authorisation on when police use a water cannon against demonstrators, during Mayoral Question Time this morning.
SNP insists Scotland can 'afford' independence
Alex Salmond has insisted there is "all to play for" in the Scottish independence referendum campaign, as he outlined how a national Scottish government would use its economic powers to boost its GDP.
Nigel Farage's Edinburgh humiliation sparks SNP spat
Alex Salmond has added his voice to those of the anti-Ukip protesters who forced Nigel Farage out of an Edinburgh pub yesterday, declaring: "We can frankly do without Ukip."
British masculinity 'trapped in Jay-Z mode'
British men need to be liberated from thinking their only gender role model option is Jay-Z, Diane Abbott has claimed.
Police killers 'will go to jail for the rest of their lives'
Those convicted of murdering police officers should go to jail for the rest of their life, the home secretary said today.
Drones, robots and microchips: The future of warfare revealed
Technology is making war worse rather than better, an international relations professor has said.
Into the bear pit: May faces her worst day of the year
The home secretary will face her biggest public challenge of the year tomorrow when she attends the annual Police Federation conference in Bournemouth, where she is regularly greeted with heckles and boos.
Huhne and Pryce's prison ordeal over
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce have been released from prison after eight weeks behind bars.
Blunt instrument: Immigration clampdown dominates Queen's Speech after Ukip surge
David Cameron and Nick Clegg met voters' concerns about immigration and the rise of Ukip head-on with an immigration bill forming the centrepiece of today's Queen's Speech.
What about the families? Question-marks hang over universal credit pilots
The first pilot schemes in the rollout of the coalition's benefit reforms are beginning today, but are facing criticism for not testing the way families will be affected.
A sting in the tale: Cameron slapped down by the beekeepers
The prime minister's claim to be a life patron of the Oxfordshire Beekeepers' Association during last week's PMQs has been shown to be false – by the association's current president.
Tories restless after No 10 policy changes
Liam Fox will call on David Cameron to show "political courage" as the Conservatives move towards the next general election, in the first sign of dissent since yesterday's policy shake-up in No 10.
Clegg kills off snoopers' charter live on air
Nick Clegg sounded the death knell of the controversial snoopers' charter today, during a radio phone-in show which left listeners reeling.
Prison governors hit out at war on drugs
Prison governors have joined the ever-growing list of professional associations and celebrities calling for a rethink of the war on drugs, in a further sign of a sea-change in attitudes.
Teather takes on asylum seeker support cuts
Cuts to support for asylum seekers should be scrutinised by parliament, former Liberal Democrat minister has urged MPs.
May's European arrest warrant gambit triggers security fears
Fears that Britain could turn into a "safe haven" for foreign criminals have intensified after peers spoke out against the government's plans to opt out of EU police and criminal justice measures.
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