British Politics

Every single available ticket should be offered to somebody who will use it - Jowell

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Dame Tessa Jowell MP, Labour’ Shadow Minister for London and the Olympics, commenting on reports of empty seats at London 2012 venues, said:“Anyone who is lucky enough to have tickets to the Games should either use them or give them up.

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This is Osborne's most complacent and out of touch statement yet - Leslie

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Chris Leslie MP, Labour's shadow Treasury minister, responding to George Osborne's statement today

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Jarvis challenges Vaizey over library closures

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

157 libraries reported shut down or handed over to unpaid volunteers since April 2011 225 more libraries currently under threat Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals fears 20 per cent of libraries in England could be closed under the current cuts Dan Jarvis MP, Labour’ Shadow Culture Minister, said:

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Taxpayers will be concerned employment contracts are being handed out to Tory donors when work programmes getting so few back to

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Liam Byrne MP, Labour's Shadow DWP Secretary, responding to reports that a firm set up by two Tory donors profited from employment schemes established by the Government, said:

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Labour calls on Lansley to investigate reports of nursing staff forced to clean wards

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Jamie Reed MP, Labour’ Shadow Health Minister, has written to Andrew Lansley asking him to investigate and root out similar examples across the NHS of reports today that nursing staff at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust have been required to clean and tidy in acute and general admission wards, despite fears it will divert from patient care.

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Interests of savers should be priority for pension schemes - McClymont

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Today FairPensions launch their report on governance of contract-based pensions - the pensions into which the majority of British workers are now saving.

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David Cameron should demand a full apology from Aidan Burley immediately - Dugher

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Michael Dugher MP, responding to comments made on Twitter last night by Conservative MP Aidan Burley said: "David Cameron should show some leadership and demand a full apology from Aidan Burley immediately.

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British high street desperately needs a long term strategy - Blackman-Woods

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, Labour’ Shadow Local Government Minister, responding to news of a 10.3 per cent rise in retail collapses, said:  “David Cameron and George Osborne’ economic policies are clearly hurting retailers.

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Hope unused Olympic tickets will also be available to police & families - Cooper

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, said:"LOCOG has said that accredited tickets which are not being used will be made available for military personnel, teachers and students.

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It’s going to be a great few weeks for our country - Ed Miliband

Updated: 2012-07-31 13:00:20

Speaking ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony, Ed Miliband said:"It’ going to be a great few weeks for our country.  We’e got fantastic athletes, fantastic volunteers, fantastic people so it’ going to be brilliant for London and brilliant for the whole country. "

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Civil partnerships in the UK up 6 percent in 2011

Updated: 2012-07-31 11:39:00

MyPinkNews About us Advertise Around the World Download our free iPhone app Get the latest LGBT headlines in your inbox with our free daily newsletter Sign up Home UK England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland London World Africa Americas Asia Australia Europe Middle East New Zealand South Africa Politics Labour Leadership Contest General Election 2010 US elections 2008 Party Conferences 2008 Law Health Community Trans Pride Opinion Finance Entertainment Arts Competitions Film Reviews Music Theatre Television Religion Travel Lifestyle Beauty Home and Garden Sport Employment 2 comments Law Politics UK New civil partnerships in the UK up 6 percent in 2011 by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co.uk 31 July 2012 11:39am Civil partnerships rose in England and Scotland but fell in Wales and Northern

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American Hack Sees Visions of Johann

Updated: 2012-07-31 10:58:10

A US journalist has been forced to resign from the New Yorker magazine after being caught making up quotes from singer Bob Dylan. Jonah Lehrer first tried to contest the allegations but yesterday conceded that he had falsified quotes from the sixties legend: ”I said that they were from archival interview footage provided to me by [...]

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Updated: 2012-07-31 10:38:05

Kevin Maguire on Chancellor Zero: “Where did they find the 2% of Tories who still thought Osborne could be leader? Must be his family.” Tagged: Quote of the Day

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Will welfare be one of the Conservative talking points ahead of 2015?

Updated: 2012-07-31 07:29:51

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When should the Coalition end?

Updated: 2012-07-30 19:52:15

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Lego Lands Guardian With £400,000 Bill

Updated: 2012-07-30 15:16:47

Tory MP Charlie Elphicke tweets: “I often read Political Scrapbook and then find out from Guido Fawkes that what they’ve written is not true #fail“

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Boris Johnson emerges as grassroots' early favourite to be next Tory leader

Updated: 2012-07-30 07:31:09

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Cabinet league table for end-July

Updated: 2012-07-29 07:53:34

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David Willetts wants Conservatives to embrace the state (and he's right)

Updated: 2012-07-28 16:08:26

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Matthew Parris speaks for Team Osborne --- Why are Tory MPs so "unbelievably lily-livered and flaky"?

Updated: 2012-07-28 10:33:34

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On the money --- Jeremy Hunt's decision to double ceremony budget was vindicated by last night's magical spectacle

Updated: 2012-07-28 08:47:29

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Grassroots think Lib Dems are three times as likely to form coalition with Labour than Tories

Updated: 2012-07-28 07:46:56

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George Osborne is here to stay — and so is austerity

Updated: 2012-07-27 12:56:02

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Why the Tories cannot be written off for the 2015 election

Updated: 2012-07-26 11:01:06

Since the last election, a third of Tory voters have switched how they say they’d vote. While the current Tory voting intent is kept up a little by support gained from elsewhere, the permanent loss of so many of their 2010 voters would rule out any chance of the Tories being in the next government, let alone winning a majority. But this is how things stand at the moment, and the election could still be almost three years away.

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