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  • JAIL BANKERS, MPS SAY

    Bankers found guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a major report by MPs and peers says today. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards argues "deep lapse...


  • The Waugh Room

    Freudian slap or Freudian slip?

    Freudian slap or Freudian slip?

    Lord Freud has a tough enough job as a welfare minister without being described as Lord Fraud (see the exclusive pic above). Either someone in the House of Lords ...

  • The Green Box

    Lib Dem peer Lord Oakeshott says the Government is now 'deadly serious' about strengthening sanctions against misbehaving bankers.

  • The House Magazine

    Byrne After Reading

    Byrne After Reading

    WORDS BY PAUL WAUGH, PICTURES BY PAUL HEARTFIELD Liam Byrne hands over a plate of buttery shortbread cake, beaming with pride. “You’re going to have to shove some...

  • Dot Commons' Diary

    Triple lough

    Triple lough

    It has long been known that Lough Erne would be hosting the G8 summit. What may have surprised many is that this morning it hosted a goose-pimpled Prime Minister.  ...

  • Political Pulse

    The Knowledge

      Opponents of the same-sex marriage bill have argued repeatedly that a majority of the public are against the legislation. The polls, however, tell a different s...

Central Lobby

Forced displacement at an 18-year high

A report released today by UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994.

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