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Cable’s invitation to speak to TUC cancelled
General secretaries of biggest unions agreed to decision in relation to the business secretary in protest at public spending cuts
Cameron warns Pakistan over terror
The British PM risks opening a diplomatic rift with Pakistan by accusing Islamabad of “looking both ways” on exporting terrorism, soon after paving the way to closer nuclear and military ties with India
Confusion led to Tory AV vote offer
Conservative MPs felt impelled to offer the Liberal Democrats a referendum on the alternative vote after a misunderstanding about a rival offer from Labour, it has emerged
Fight for science funding disturbs cosy world
Amid the prospect of science budget cuts, the Royal Academy of Engineering has abandoned plans to show a united front with the Royal Society over spending submissions
Army almost ‘seized up’, general testifies
The army came close to ‘seizing up’ in 2006 after commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq overstretched troop numbers, a former army boss testifies
Asbo’s days may be numbered
Full review of anti-social behaviour order system under way by home secretary
Common room clashes with boardroom on science budget
Lord Browne, the former BP chief executive, has sparked a furious row by calling for a review of the UK’s £4bn-a-year science budget to emphasise projects with the potential to bring short-term industrial benefits
Real-time PAYE to boost incentive to work
Radical revamp of pay-as-you-earn tax system increases prospect of single benefit for people of working age
UK to build trade links with Sudan
Britain’s new government has signalled its willingness to become ‘candid friends’ of Sudan’s regime and boost trade and business ties, in defiance of US sanctions
King cautious on hope of speedy recovery
Britain should not expect a speedy economic recovery, Mervyn King, Bank of England governor, told MPs, adding there was “some considerable distance to travel” before the economy returned to “normal”
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