Jack Straw

The transfer of authority to David Cameron has already begun

The reaction to Lisbon shows that the Tories are being treated - and scrutinised - as a ruling party, says Matthew d'Ancona. Prime Minister in waiting: David Cameron announces his change of course on the Lisbon Treaty Photo:...

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City bosses fund bid to cut crime

Iain Dey and Kevin Dowling A GROUP of the City’s top financiers has come together to form a fund that plans to cut crime. It includes Sigrid Rausing, the Tetra Pak heiress, Stanley Fink, the hedge fund veteran, and Sir Ronald...

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Murdered French students' parents claim against UK (AFP)

AFP - The parents of two French students brutally killed in London are demanding compensation from the British government for mistakes that could have prevented the murders, their lawyer said on Saturday.

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EXPOSED: How Labour depends on the votes of Welfare Britain

By Glen Owen, Mail on Sunday Political Correspondent Battle: The parties are at odds over the £165billion spent on welfare annually (picture posed by models) Labour has been accused of relying on the 'welfare vote' after the...

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Village people: Conspiracy corner at the Queen's Speech?

It was not Gordon Brown who called in Sir Christopher Kelly to report on MPs' expenses and staffing arrangements, but the whole traumatic business has increased the longing among some Labour MPs for a leader in whom they could...

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Côte dIvoire: Authorities must ensure toxic waste compensation reach..

Vrijdag 6 november 2009 | Amnesty International ] 5 november 2009 Amnesty International today urged the authorities in Côte dIvoire to ensure that $45 million compensation paid by the oil trading company Trafigura to victims of...

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Lord Burns confirmed as C4 chairman

Lord Burns joins Channel 4's board immediately, leading chief executive search, and becomes chairman in January Lord Burns will be the next chairman of Channel 4, Ofcom confirmed today, and will join the broadcaster's board...

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Prison term should mean just that says Victims' Champion

Offenders should serve the full prison term handed down by courts to restore faith among victims, Sara Payne, the country's first Victims' Champion, said. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Mrs Payne, whose daughter Sarah...

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Lord Burns is new C4 chairman

Lord Burns joins Channel 4's board immediately, leading chief executive search, and becomes chairman in January Lord Burns will be the next chairman of Channel 4, Ofcom confirmed today, and will join the broadcaster's board...

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The goverment must tighten the laws on rendition

In future, no British officials or territories should be sucked into this underground world of bodysnatching, secret detention and ghost flights, writes Tim Hancock. It turned out that the CIA’s Italian job had left a trail of...

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