Posts Tagged ‘labour’

VIDEO: Lord Ahmed denies Obama bounty claim

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Suspended Labour peer Lord Ahmed has told the BBC he is “shocked and horrified” at claims that he called for a £10m bounty for the capture of US Presidents Obama and Bush.

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VIDEO: Lord Ahmed denies Obama bounty claim

VIDEO: Lord Ahmed denies Obama bounty claim

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Suspended Labour peer Lord Ahmed has told the BBC he is “shocked and horrified” at claims that he called for a £10m bounty for the capture of US Presidents Obama and Bush.

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VIDEO: Lord Ahmed denies Obama bounty claim

Peer ‘horrified’ by bounty claim

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Suspended Labour peer Lord Ahmed tells the BBC he is “shocked and horrified” at claims he called for a £10m bounty for the capture of US Presidents Obama and Bush.

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Miliband admits Bradford mistakes

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Ed Miliband says Labour’s defeat in last month’s Bradford West by-election cannot be “dismissed as a one-off”, as he visits the constituency to learn lessons.

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Miliband admits Bradford mistakes

Galloway takes seat from Labour

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Respect’s George Galloway wins the Bradford West by-election, taking the seat from Labour by 10,100 votes in what he calls a “sensational victory”.

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VIDEO: Galloway takes seat from Labour

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Respect Party candidate George Galloway has taken the Bradford West parliamentary seat from Labour, winning the by-election by 10,100 votes.

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PM angry at cash-for-access boast

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Prime Minister David Cameron denounces the party’s former treasurer for boasting a big enough donation could lead to high-level access, while Labour demand an independent inquiry.

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NHS budget ‘raided’ for tax cuts

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has been accused by Labour of targeting NHS cash to help fund a cut in the top rate of income tax.

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NHS budget ‘raided’ for tax cuts

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has been accused by Labour of targeting NHS cash to help fund a cut in the top rate of income tax.

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Charities ‘could face £5bn cuts’

Sunday, March 4th, 2012

A leaked report obtained by Labour suggests the charity sector is facing funding cuts of between £1bn and £5.5bn in the current financial year.

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Attacks on business snobbish – PM

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

David Cameron says attacks on wealth creators are motivated by “snobbery”, as Labour accuses him of “inconsistent” messages on the subject.

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Tax change ‘to cost families £4k’

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Low income families with parents in part-time work could lose about £4,000 a year because of a change in tax credits, Labour says.

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Tax change ‘to cost families £4k’

Livingstone in ‘gay Tories’ row

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Conservative MPs call for Labour’s candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, to apologise for saying their party is “riddled” with homosexuals.

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Ministers’ car bill ‘cut by 44%’

Monday, January 16th, 2012

The government says £6.7m was spent on cars in 2009-10 – Labour’s final year in office – while in 2010-11, when the coalition came to power, that was down to £3.8m.

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Ministers’ car bill ‘cut by 44%’

Union dismay on Labour pay stance

Saturday, January 14th, 2012

Unions accuse Labour of failing to speak up for “ordinary people” after Ed Balls indicates it will support a pay freeze for public sector workers.

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Union dismay on Labour pay stance