So, Mr Cameron, why spare Hunt and knife Warsi? (As if we don’t already know…)
David Cameron is referring Baroness Warsi to the adviser on the Ministerial Code; he is not referring Jeremy Hunt… Spot the difference?
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Primaries: Australia’s Labor Party holds successful experiment
The Australian Labor Party has become the latest party to experiment with primary elections – 43,300 locals turned out in an election in Sydney this weekend.
Time to FoI the Queen?
As the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee overshadows the imminent reform of royal funding, myths about a “value for money monarchy” continue to go unchallenged.
Border Agency bonuses for failure show why select committees need more power
The Border Agency handing out big bonuses against the recommendations of the home affairs committee highlights the need for greater Parliamentary powers.
Osborne tries to bury charity tax U-turn – the fifth flip-flop this week
George Osborne was forced into another humiliating U-turn today – this time on the charity tax, the fifth government reverse this week.
Adonis: There’s a “state of warfare” between Number 10 and Whitehall
Labour’s new advisor to the party’s policy review on industrial strategy, Lord Adonis, tells Heather Spurr all is not well between Downing Street and Whitehall.
A4e hit by fresh allegations of an “unethical culture” and “systemic fraud”
Embattled ‘welfare-to-work’ company A4e has been hit by fresh claims of fraud and impropriety this morning, reports Shamik Das.
Tories refuse to support cap on high interest pay day loans
Less than half of Tory MPs want to impose a cap on pay day loan credit charges that are leaving consumers in crippling debt, a ComRes survey reveals today.
£25bn welfare cuts? Hilton’s plan is absolute nonsense
Even The Sun, the ultimate scrounger bashers, thinks Steve Hilton’s latest idea is “daft”, writes Richard Darlington, head of news at the IPPR.
Fired! Government gives disgraced A4e the boot
The government has stripped A4e of its welfare-to-work contract following fraud and corruption allegations and a series of arrests, reports Shamik Das.