Obscene: Romney to host $75,000 London fundraiser – hosted by a lobbyist for Barclays
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is to host a private fundraising dinner in London on the eve of the Olympics – at a cost of up to $75,000 a head.
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Miliband lays in to ‘Millionaires’ PM’ at last PMQs before recess
Ed Miliband sought to paint David Cameron as the millionaire-loving, anti-pensioner PM at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the summer recess today.
The hall of shame: The 117 Labour and Tory MPs who voted against Lords reform
Last night, 91 Conservative and 26 Labour MPs voted against the second reading of the House of Lords Reform Bill; here is the list in full.
Tory MP: Osborne has “obviously made a mistake” and “he should apologise to Balls”
A Tory MP on the Treasury select committee says George Osborne “obviously made a mistake” in accusing Ed Balls over the Libor scandal and “should apologise”.
Lords reform looks doomed as poll shows most people do not favour mostly elected House
On the same day that 70 Tory MPs pledged to rebel against Lords reform, YouGov today released data showing the public are not supportive of the changes either.
Will the SFO banking investigation succeed under the strain of government budget cuts?
Could the contrast between Libor investigations at home and across the pond highlight injustice caused by budget cuts?
Tory MPs unnerved by Osborne’s “disproportionate obsession” with Balls
Several Conservative MPs have expressed serious concerns at George Osborne’s apparent “disproportionate obsession” with Ed Balls.
Calls grow for an independent banking inquiry, after MPs give Diamond easy ride
Yesterday’s three-hour grilling of Bob Diamond has done nothing to change the minds of those calling for an independent judge-led inquiry.
Leslie: ‘Frenzied Osborne throwing around false allegations and demeaning his office’
Shadow Treasury minister Chris Leslie accused George Osborne of “lashing out in a frenzied way” in his Spectator interview today.
Miliband attacks “slow to act, bankrolled by the banks” Cameron at PMQs
Ed Miliband and David Cameron clashed over the need for a full banking inquiry at Prime Minister’s Questions today.