Watch: Obama gives Romney the rope to hang himself over Libya falsehood
Barack Obama cut Mitt Romney down to size on the issue of the Republican’s falsehoods about the administration’s response to the Benghazi consulate tragedy.
Shamik Das
Unemployment down 50,000 to 2.53 million; employment up to nearly 30 million
Unemployment is down 50,000 to 2.53 million, with employment up to nearly 30 million, reports Shamik Das.
Survey reveals huge increase in number of pupils coming to school hungry
Research released today shows teachers have seen a huge increase in the number of pupils coming to school hungry, reports Shamik Das.
Boris nowhere to be seen in battle to save London’s A&E units
If NHS bosses go through with their proposals, eight Accident and Emergency departments in London will be closing over the next few years, writes Murad Qureshi.
Watch: Theresa May fails to condemn Andrew “you’re f-ing plebs” Mitchell
Not once, not twice, but three times in Parliament today Theresa May was offered the chance and declined to condemn disgraced Tory chief whip Andrew Mitchell.
Look Left – The #CamCorker speech, Boris’s record, and the NHS under Hunt
Shamik Das looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Con 2012: Cameron’s speech corkers: On the economy, the NHS, the EU, housing benefit…
A look at the corkers in David Cameron’s Conservative Party Conference speech today, on the economy, the NHS, the EU, housing benefit, child poverty…
Con 2012: The 15,000 axed police officers Theresa May failed to mention
Left Foot Forward looks at Theresa May’s speech to the Tory Party conference yesterday in which she failed to mention the huge cuts to police numbers.
NIESR: Economy grew 0.8% in Q3 – but underlying picture remains weak
NIESR’s latest monthly estimates of GDP show the UK economy emerging from recession in Q3 2012 – up 0.8%; the underlying rate of growth, however, is weaker.
Ban Ki-moon urges Assad to declare truce as army “cleanse” villages around Homs
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Syrian regime to declare a truce forthwith and bring an end to the conflict that has killed at least 20,000.