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Lord Ashcroft has become an influential figure at Tory HQ The Electoral Commission has refused to say whether it will complete a probe into £5m of donations to the Tory party before the next general election. But the election...
Tom Baldwin, Chief Reporter Conservative plans to grant schools freedom from central control risk bringing the creationist doctrines of a “Religious Right” into the classroom, the Government warned last night. Ed Balls, the...
O-levels could be reintroduced to English schools as growing numbers of pupils take the traditional exams overseas. By Graeme Paton, Education Editor Teenagers will be allowed to switch to the qualifications, which were...
Harvard study reveals the financial benefits of winning a seat in the House of Commons By Michael Savage, Political Correspondent After revelations about duck houses, moats and fake mortgages, many suspected it. In recent...
SIMON Cowell is planning a secret new charity project with Tory leader David Cameron. They met in the Conservative boss's Westminster office on Thursday. Labour feared the X Factor judge was set to come out as a Tory before the...
One of the UK's top policemen has warned Tory plans to introduce locally elected commissioners could prompt mass resignations from constabulary chiefs nationwide.Association of Chief Police Officers President, Sir Hugh Orde...
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...
Not A great week for militant secularists. First, they failed to land a slot on Radio's Four's Thought For The Day. I hear the BBC's trustees feared this would open a Pandora's box and that all sorts of weirdos would start...
When David Cameron appeared on Songs of Praise last weekend, he sought to emphasise that his faith is that of the reassuringly fusty Church of England and a far cry from the scarier type often favoured by conservatives in...
This has been a week when some politicians – Tory ones at that – have deeply offended rural voters, says our countryside commentator John Sheard. But next week, a scheme is launched which raises a glimmer of hope for peace in...
