Graphic: Eastleigh election results, 1955-2010
A graph showing election results in Eastleigh from 1955 to 2010, following Chris Huhne’s guilty plea to perverting the course of justice and resignation.
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“Dear George…” – a reminder to Galloway of his support for “brutal Arab dictators”
Carl Packman writes a letter to George Galloway, reminding him of his record as, to quote the the prime minister, a supporter of “brutal Arab dictators”.
Where next on boundaries?
Following last night’s defeat of the government’s plans to cut the number of MPs from 650 to 600, Katie Ghose looks at what’s next in the debate on boundaries.
Reeves: Tories “may be attempting to deliberately mislead the public” over stats and government’s record
Shadow chief secretary Rachel Reeves says the Tories may be attempting to “deliberately mislead the public” about over statistics and the government’s record.
‘I see snow, therefore we’re heading for an ice age!’ – scientists debunk Boris’s climate whiff-whaff
Ros Donald and Christian Hunt of The Carbon Brief debunk Boris Johnson’s latest climate sceptic rantings.
Poll: Majority of voters want an early election and don’t blame Labour for financial crisis
A majority of voters want an early election and don’t blame Labour for the UK financial crisis – blaming the banking sector more, a new poll today reveals.
Osborne in 2009: We must “sit up and listen”; 2012: ‘plays down threat’ to AAA rating
In 2009, George Osborne said we need to “sit up and listen” to the threat to the UK’s AAA rating; today, he has tried to ‘play down the threat’ to our rating.
Watch: Balls mocks Osborne’s u-turning, on fuel duty, flood defences, regional pay…
Ed Balls poked fun at George Osborne’s many, many u-turns in his autumn statement response today.
Leveson: Salmond’s meddling in BSkyB bid and readiness to assist News Corp “striking”
Alex Salmond’s closeness to Rupert Murdoch, and the lengths to which he would be prepared to go to help him, has been blown open by the Leveson Report.
Cameron’s PMQs Work Programme claims don’t add up
Ed Miliband reiterated his claim the Work Programme had a success rate of just 2% at Prime Minsiter’s Questions today – a figure dismissed by David Cameron.