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Mitt Romney: thank you Mr Leader
After criticising Britain's preparedness to host the Olympic Games, Mitt Romney has made a second gaffe when he referred to Ed Miliband as "Mr Leader".
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Oxford attacks Cable's state school target
Leading universities defy government calls to take more students from state comprehensives.
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsA pointless distraction
Telegraph View: David Cameron will alienate even more of his Tory supporters and face an almighty battle with the churches if he legalises gay marriage
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsBritain is touting for business at the Olympics
The Government is going flat out to woo big foreign investors during the Olympics. But how good is our sales pitch, asks Matthew Lynn
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsThe bonds between Cameron and Osborne grow ever tighter
The Prime Minister will stand firm in defence of a relationship made stronger by adversity, says Bruce Anderson
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsRomney given own intelligence briefing by MI6
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has been given a briefing on the deteriorating situation in Syria by the head of Britain’s security services.
26 Jul 2012
Sketch: 'Can-Do' Cameron, cheerleader in chief
The day before the London 2012 opening ceremony, Michael Deacon finds David Cameron and Lord Coe in a mood to brook no dissent.
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsMitt Romney in London
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in London.
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsBritain unleashed: the real crisis is welfarism, not capitalism
The British public has not yet awoken to the last government's profligacy, writes Mark Field.
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsCameron rejects Romney criticism of Olympic Games
Cameron says he will tell Romney that Britain "can deliver" after the Republican presidential candidate questioned GB's preparedness.
26 Jul 2012
Can we make the economy grow faster?
Planning and housing policy is the area most ripe for reform to boost British growth, says Neil O'Brien.
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsBaroness Warsi cleared of cheating expenses
But the Lords Commissioner says she breached rules by failing to register property.
26 Jul 2012
Primaries face 18 per cent rise in pupils by 2020
Primary schools are facing a dramatic rise in the number of children needing places as soaring birth rates and immigration push state education to "breaking point".
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsCrime victims who suffer broken bones lose compensation
Plans to cut compensation to more than four out of five victims of violent crime were voted through the House of Lords last night.
26 Jul 2012
David Cameron 'determined to make Britain a success'
The Prime Minister tells a conference of global business leaders he wants to use the London 2012 Olympic Games as a springboard to make Britain a success story for decades to come.
26 Jul 2012
David Cameron: more needed to rescue economy following 'disappointing' GDP figures
David Cameron has admitted that the Government needed to do more to rescue the economy following 'disappointing' figures which show that the economy has slipped further into recession.
26 Jul 2012
'I'd rather fire soldiers than give them poor equipment' - Defence Secretary
Philip Hammond defends cuts which will make fifth of soldiers jobless, saying 'people get killed' if troops lack kit.
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsVince Cable: I would 'probably' make a good chancellor
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, has admitted that he would like to be chancellor but said he was backing under-fire George Osborne to stay in his job as the OECD tells Britain to stick to Plan A.
26 Jul 2012
Spy author Rupert Allason seduces Loud musician
Rupert Allason, the former Tory MP, is to marry Nicola Loud, a former BBC Young Musician of the Year.
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsSketch: Vince Cable, Positivity Tsar
Michael Deacon hears the Business Secretary urge recession-hit Britain to focus on "positive things".
26 Jul 2012
| CommentsHMRC: tell a teacher if you know a tax dodger
School children encouraged to tell teachers if they know of anyone "in their local area" not paying tax.
25 Jul 2012
| CommentsGeorge Osborne under attack
Chancellor faces calls to do more on economy, after figures show double-dip recession worst for 50 years.
25 Jul 2012
| CommentsBolder action could reverse this slump
Telegraph View: George Osborne needs to focus on the economy
25 Jul 2012
| CommentsBritain Unleashed: Cameron needs a change of heart
Cameron should smash the status quo, says Allister Heath
25 Jul 2012
| CommentsWho is heading for the reshuffle blues?
Moving ministers is always a painful, says Sue Cameron
25 Jul 2012
| CommentsCherie Blair denies snubbing the Queen
Cherie Blair rebuts claims she does not get on with the Queen, after failing to attend Diamond Jubilee lunch at Downing Street.
25 Jul 2012
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