DUP leader Peter Robinson has warned Sinn Fein that negotiations on devolving justice could come to a halt if republicans resort to "blackmail". His statement follows an article from a senior Sinn Fein official this week that...
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The success or failure of Cameron’s EU policy rests in part on the promised British Bill of Rights. What is clear is that Tories are unclear what should be included in it. One question that is yet to be answered is whether...
Sir Hugh Orde, the leader of chief police officers, yesterday threatened his resignation if proposals for directly-elected police commissioners became law. By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent Sir Hugh, president of the...
Mumsnet are (allegedly) turning into quite a pivotal phenomenon in British democracy. They seem to be playing a similar role to that of the Women's Institute with Tony Blair in 2000 or, indeed, to that of the Soothsayers with...
Lord Mandelson was said to be furious at the choice, believing Lady Ashton had neither the experience nor the clout to project Europe's voice on the world stage, and offered himself at the last minute as an alternative candidate.