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Prime Minister Gordon Brown stands accused of launching a pre-election "class war" on the opposition, painting the Tories as rich, posh and out of touch in a desperate bid to whip up voters. With the country in its worst recession for at least 50 years and an election due by June, experts say Brown is trying to regain the initiative by accusing the Conservatives of siding with rich people, including despised bankers. On Wednesday Brown's government is to unveil its annual tax plans including... Read Full Story
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December 21, 2009 by hussnain news under India News
The United Kingdom is pressing India to sign a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement quickly but New Delhi is holding out, seeking modifications in the agreement to cover its stand on non- proliferation.
The British are keen to wrap up discussions and sign the agreement during the ongoing visit of first secretary of state Peter Mandelson... Read Full Story
The Labour Party claimed a comfortable by-election win on Friday was an endorsement of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in his likely final poll test before the general election. Labour candidate Willie Bain won almost three times as many votes as his closest rival from the Scottish National Party (SNP), to keep the party's firm grip on its Glasgow North East stronghold in Scotland's biggest city. "The people have had their say and they backed Gordon Brown and his efforts to secure our economic... Read Full Story
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Britain's ruling Labour Party was expected to hold on to a parliamentary seat in one of its Scottish strongholds after voters went to the polls on Thursday in probably the last such test before a general election. The vote in the Glasgow North East constituency, one of the most socially deprived in the country, comes after parliament speaker Michael Martin stood down earlier this year following criticism of his handling of an expenses scandal. The scandal exposing... Read Full Story
Six MPs could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked parliament, according to a newspaper. Police will soon pass files to the Crown Prosecution Service on three MPs and three peers, over alleged abuse of the expenses system after an investigation, The Daily Telegraph said. Keir Starmer, the country?s top prosecutor, is then expected to make a decision on whether to lay criminal charges as early as January, just months before the next general... Read Full Story
Six MPs could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked parliament, according to a newspaper. Police will soon pass files to the Crown Prosecution Service on three MPs and three peers, over alleged abuse of the expenses system after an investigation, The Daily Telegraph said. Keir Starmer, the country?s top prosecutor, is then expected to make a decision on whether to lay criminal charges as early as January, just months before the next general... Read Full Story
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party easily won a by-election in Glasgow on Friday, in what is likely to be the embattled leader's last test at the ballot box before the general election. Labour comfortably defeated the Scottish National Party, winning almost three times as many votes, to hold its stronghold of Glasgow North East in Scotland's biggest city, official poll results showed. "Tonight the people have had their say and they backed Gordon Brown and his efforts to secure our... Read Full Story
Labour easily won a by-election in Glasgow Friday, in what is likely to be embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown's last test at the ballot box before the general election. Labour comfortably defeated the Scottish National Party (SNP) into second place, winning almost three times as many votes, to hold the Glasgow North East seat in Scotland's biggest city, official poll results showed. "Tonight the people have had their say and they backed Gordon Brown and his efforts to secure our economic... Read Full Story
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday backed his predecessor Tony Blair as an "excellent candidate" to become the first EU president. "We the British government believe that Tony Blair would be an excellent candidate and an excellent person to hold the job of president of the (EU) council," Brown told reporters ahead of an EU summit in Brussels where the matter was being discussed. "We would like him to be a candidate, that of course is his decision to make," he added. However... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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