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Cameron brands 'all white' Oxford a disgrace
University and No 10 clash after Cameron tells PM Direct event that only one black British undergraduate won a place last year.
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Nick Clegg confronted publicly by Gillian 'Bigotgate' Duffy
The Deputy Prime Minister has been taken on over the Coalition's policies by the woman infamously labelled a “bigot” by Gordon Brown.
12 Apr 2011
Nick Clegg 'airbrushed' out of Lib Dem campaign leaflets
Deputy PM's popularity so low that councillors in his own constituency have removed his image, it is claimed.
12 Apr 2011
MI5 adopts new tactics to 'front up' terrorism suspects
Police officers are increasingly “fronting up” terrorism suspects on the instructions of MI5 in order to scare them into abandoning potential plots, a new report discloses.
12 Apr 2011
Clegg commits to coalition
Nick Clegg says that Liverpool Lib Dem leader Warren Bradley is wrong to have said his party should pull out of the coalition Government.
12 Apr 2011
Right in Principle, Wrong in Practice
The African Union was right to try and negotiate a settlement to the conflict in Libya, but in making no mention of the need for Gaddafi to leave power, this effort was destined to fail, argues George Grant.
12 Apr 2011
Gillian Duffy takes on Nick Clegg
Voter labelled a "bigot" by Gordon Brown asks Deputy PM if he is happy with the Coalition's policies.
12 Apr 2011
Libya: Hague calls on Nato to step up attacks
William Hague says first condition of any ceasefire is a full retreat by Gaddafi forces from rebel-held areas.
12 Apr 2011
Future for Libya only possible if Colonel Gaddafi leaves, William Hague says
A viable future for Libya is only possible with the departure of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.
12 Apr 2011
New rules for migrant church weddings
The tradition of reading church banns is to be dropped for migrant weddings as part of a new drive to combat bogus marriages.
12 Apr 2011
Zac Goldsmith makes mixed returns from gambling
Zac Goldsmith sees the gambling company he helped to set up enjoy mixed fortunes.
12 Apr 2011
End Coalition now, Clegg urged
The former Liberal Democrat leader of Liverpool City Council has urged Nick Clegg to end the Coalition Government and regain the party’s independence.
12 Apr 2011
Cameron supports royal wedding street parties
Cameron tours Yorkshire to increase enthusiasm for royal wedding parties.
11 Apr 2011
France’s burka ban is a victory for tolerance
Britain’s politicians take fright at the idea – but Sarkozy’s brave step is right, says William Langley.
11 Apr 2011
A reformed monarchy would be a fitting royal wedding present
This month’s wedding should serve to focus minds on urgent reform of the monarchy, writes Mary Riddell.
11 Apr 2011
Reform and vigilance can make banks safer
Telegraph View: Sir John Vickers has done a realistic and sensible job that even Liberal Democrat members of the Coalition – some of whom harbour a loathing of bankers – can live with
11 Apr 2011
Peace on whose terms?
Telegraph View: Nato's ability to defend the rebels would be severely limited if the AU persuaded Gaddafi to observe a ceasefire.
11 Apr 2011
Rubbish isn't any of Mr Pickles's business
If Cameron is committed to devolving power, he should leave refuse to the councils, writes Philip Johnston.
11 Apr 2011
Oxford accuses Cameron over 'misleading' black students claim
University demands correction from No. 10 after Prime Minister says only one black British undergraduate won a place last year.
11 Apr 2011
MPs who received money back from the taxpayer
Here is a list of the 26 MPs who paid expenses back to the taxpayer only to receive a refund.
11 Apr 2011
PM: Oxford a 'disgrace' for single black undergraduate
Cameron hits out after figures indicate only one black British undergraduate won a place last year.
11 Apr 2011
Brown: we made mistakes on bank regulation
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown admits that successive Labour governments got it wrong on bank regulation - but so did the rest of the world.
11 Apr 2011
MPs who repaid expenses get money back
Dozens of MPs who repaid money amid outrage at their expenses claims were quietly refunded under a secret deal.
11 Apr 2011
More banks won’t solve failure in the retail market
Competition alone will not solve the problems in the banking sector, argues John Springford.
11 Apr 2011
Parking for babies
Telegraph View: The Department of Health is not quite so cash-strapped that it cannot find the money to publish a 45-page booklet on childbirth.
11 Apr 2011
Lee Mead finds a way to thrill his daughter
Lee Mead finds a way to appear in the stylish new musical Thrill Me – and care for his baby.
11 Apr 2011
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