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Does Archie Norman have the X Factor that ITV needs?

The broadcaster's new chairman has a packed agenda, from finding a chief executive to facing the digital future Archie Norman found the business of politics intensely frustrating. "The thing I care about most is making things...

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Cameron faces Google/News Corp war

If the Tory leader wins the next election, he faces a media battle between News Corp and Google which could split his inner circle It's the war for Cameron's ear. Greeting David Cameron, should he win the keys to 10 Downing...

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David Cameron in new feud with traditional Tories over promotion of women

David Cameron faces a fresh uprising from grassroots Conservatives furious at his attempts to promote women. By Melissa Kite, Deputy Political Editor David Cameron's job is to win an election by any means he sees fit Photo: PA...

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Calls from Angela Merkel told Tony Blair he would not get EU's top job

Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall...

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Merkel halted Blair's EU candidacy

Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall...

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Tories accuse Brown of selling out the City in deal with France

Positioning of Sarkozy's man to run financial services is criticised by Hague By Andrew Grice, Political Editor, and Sean O'Grady, Economics Editor Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of failing to protect the British national...

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Will the great EU stitch-up cost us our £3bn rebate?

Gordon Brown was facing a furious backlash over the 'Great EU Stitch-Up' last night. He was accused of trading away vital British interests to the French to land a top job for one of his friends. The French newspaper Le Monde...

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Lifting the lid on UK's Israel lobby

The journalist, Peter Oborne, could not believe his ears when, last summer, in the aftermath of Israel's bloody invasion of Gaza, the leader of the British Conservative Party, David Cameron, praised Israel for striving to...

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Avoid the question, ain't that the truth

THE art of evading difficult questions is a time-honoured tactic by politicians in Australia and the world over. More than ever, today's generation of Australian politicians is finding fresh ways to duck, weave, swat away and...

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UK gets EU foreign policy job, cedes economy post

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has secured a high-profile European Union foreign policy job for Britain, but may have to cede to France an important role in overhauling financial regulation.

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