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- = Key Development Friday 17th May
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16:27 Labour: This is a shocking admission from Jeremy Hunt - Reed Press Release
16:27| Press ReleaseLabour press release Jamie Reed MP, Labour's Shadow Health Minister, responding to Jeremy Hunt's admission today that more A&E staff are needed, said: "This is a shocking admission from Jeremy Hunt - his Government has presided over t... Continue to article
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16:15 Guardian: Jeremy Hunt: NHS A&E departments under increasing pressure - video News
News | The Guardian
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says more A&E staff are needed to meet growing demands, but maintains departments are still meeting targets Continue to article
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09:25 House of Commons Business Commons Business
09:25 | Commons Business | PoliticsHome
COMMONS CHAMBER 2.30pm: Work and pensions questions (topicals at 3.15pm) Main business Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Remaining stages (day 1 of 2) Motion to change the membership of a select committee: Foreign affairs Pres... Continue to article
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07:00 Telegraph: Children 'failed on a grand scale' by Coalition News
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07:00 Mail: End of written prescriptions: Hunt unveils £260m electronic system that seeks to prevent drug errors which kill NHS patients News
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07:00 Independent: Benefit cuts risk rise in child poverty, doctors warn News
- = Key Development Thursday 18th April
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16:19 Labour statement: Labour: Today’s figures clearly show that the government’s plan to cut 15,000 police officers by the next election is damaging the police’s ability to catch criminals Press Release
16:19| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release David Hanson, Shadow Policing Minister, said: “Today’s figures clearly show that the government’s plan to cut 15,000 police officers by the next election is damaging the police’s ability to catch criminals and keep... Continue to article
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13:29 Caroline Lucas: Drug consumption rooms would help get needles off the streets On air
On Air | Caroline Lucas MP | Former Green Party leader | Boulton & Co., Sky News
Caroline Lucas said drug consumption rooms would help to get needles off the streets. "A lot of it is building on good work that’s going on in the city right now, and there is the more controversial proposal which is about the idea of lo... Continue to article
- = Key Development Friday 12th April
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16:33 In Brief Events
16:33 | Events | PoliticsHome
Education secretary Michael Gove and former education minister Lord Adonis attend the Spectator conference on the schools revolution in London (09.00) Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin speaks at a London First breakfast discussion o... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 3rd April
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13:30 Reniqua Allen: Our 21st-century segregation: we're still divided by race | Reniqua Allen News
Opinion | The Guardian
* Race issues * United States * New York Reniqua Allen guardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our T... Continue to article
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12:52 Labour statement: Labour: There is a big gap between the rhetoric and reality from Grayling Press Release
12:52| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release David Hanson MP, Labour's Shadow Policing Minister, commenting on the government announcement on a review in to the use of police cautions for criminal offences in England and Wales, said: "There is a big gap betwe... Continue to article
- = Key Development Tuesday 2nd April
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17:31 Government accused of fresh 'shambles' over bedroom tax sub-letting PoliticsHome News
Government accused of fresh 'shambles' over bedroom tax sub-letting
By Jon Stone Ministers were accused of a fresh ‘shambles’ over the so-called 'bedroom tax' today after it appeared Whitehall departments were at odds over plans to crack down on 'subletting' of council homes. Labour went on the attack... Continue to article
- = Key Development Thursday 21st March
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17:28 Matthew Hancock: Intention of Help to Buy scheme is clear On air
On Air | Matthew Hancock MP | Business, Innovation and Skill... | BBC News
Matthew Hancock said it was the “intention” of the Help to Buy scheme to help first-time buyers, but refused to rule out it being used for second homes. “The situation is extremely clear, and it’s as set out by the Chancellor on the Toda... Continue to article
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15:47 Mail: Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby enthroned by a woman for the first time in history News
News | The Daily Mail
Sheila Watson, Archdeacon of Canterbury, will install the new head of the Anglican church on his throne in Canterbury Cathedral, marking the start of his public ministry as the 105th Archbishop. Continue to article
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15:43 Reuters: Former oil executive becomes new head of Anglican Communion News
News | Reuters
CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) - The new spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans was enthroned by a female cleric on Thursday, taking the helm at a time when the troubled church risks tearing itself ... Continue to article
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15:08 Baroness Massey blog: Bitter aftertaste News
Blog | Labour Lords
Little did I realise what would happen when I said “it is time Starbuck’s woke up and smelled the coffee” in the House of Lords last November that we would need to return to the issue again. Continue to article
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13:40 Mark Prisk: The Government's new home buy scheme is not about second homes On air
On Air | Mark Prisk MP | Housing Minister | The World at One, BBC Radio 4
Mark Prisk said the new Government's home-buy scheme was not about second homes. "I think Ed Balls is claiming that somehow you can get a loan on the help to buy scheme for your second home – lets be clear, that’s not the case. As for th... Continue to article
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07:19 Telegraph: Archbishop Justin Welby's olive branch to gay rights groups News
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07:00 BBC: Justin Welby speaks of same-sex challenges for Church News
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07:00 Sky: Archbishop Of Canterbury Due To Be Enthroned News
- = Key Development Monday 4th March
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16:28 Lobby:No 10: No Cabinet ministers on migrants' committee Lobby Briefings
16:28 | Lobby Briefings | PoliticsHome
Downing Street revealed that no Cabinet ministers were sitting on the Inter-Ministerial Group on Migrants' Access to Benefits and Public Services. The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman said the 12-strong group was being chaired by Mark... Continue to article
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08:34 Eric Pickles: Troubled families scheme is doing remarkably well On air
On Air | Eric Pickles MP | Secretary of State for Communi... | Breakfast, BBC Radio 5live
Eric Pickles praised the progress of the Government's scheme to help troubled families. "We’re doing remarkably well. We’re way ahead of what we thought we would be but it’s a fairly straightforward thing. It’s about getting children int... Continue to article
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07:00 BBC: Troubled families scheme for England 'working' News
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07:00 Telegraph: Cardinal O'Brien makes 'sexual conduct 'admission as new gay accusations emerge News
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07:00 Cardinal ‘sorry’ for sexual conduct News
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07:00 Independent: Cardinal Keith O'Brien apologises for 'sexual conduct' and asks forgiveness of those he 'offended' News
- = Key Development Tuesday 26th February
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17:50 Labour statement: Labour: Its time rape and serious sexual offences were handled effectively and in the interests of the vicitms - Creasy Press Release
17:50| Press Release | Labour
Labour press release Stella Creasy, Shadow Home Office Minister, said: "Its time rape and serious sexual offences were handled effectively and in the interests of the vicitms. "The findings by the Independent Police Complaints Comm... Continue to article
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15:32 Michael White blog: Women and power: the revolution of rising expectations | Michael White News
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12:56 Mark Prisk: Right to Buy figures are encouraging On air
On Air | Mark Prisk MP | Housing Minister | Sky News
Mark Prisk welcomed the “really encouraging” latest figures on the Government’s Right to Buy scheme. “We saw the Right to Buy scheme actually fall to rock bottom under the last government. We’ve changed the rules, made it a much easier a... Continue to article
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07:00 Telegraph: Cardinal Keith O'Brien's resignation casts shadow over Papal Conclave News
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07:00 Paul Vallely: Cardinal Keith O'Brien has been sacked by the Pope, rather than left to retire News
Opinion | The Independent
Make no mistake about it, Cardinal Keith O’Brien has not resigned as Scotland’s leading Roman Catholic. He has been sacked by the Pope. And that is a measure of just how grave the crisis in the world’s biggest church has become. Continue to article
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28/06/2010 in Economy & Employment
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British manufacturing 'on slide'
British manufacturing is to slide to 20th position in the world competitiveness rankings over the next five years unless there are serious efforts to reverse the slide. The UK is currently ranked 17th, according to a global index published by Deloitte.
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02/11/2010 in Economy & Employment
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Growth policy 'in danger of failing'
Business and Enterprise minister Mark Prisk has written to Vince Cable expressing his concerns that the introduction of local economic partnerships to promote growth could be a “failure in large parts of England”. In a letter obtained by The Times, Mr Prisk says the coalition policy has caused “strong concerns” among business leaders and could be “in danger of failing to aid economic growth”.
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22/07/2010 in Economy & Employment
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Govt pressed on Forgemasters
Shadow business secretary Pat McFadden has written to Vince Cable asking who knew that Tory party donor Andrew Cook lobbying has lobbied the government to cancel a loan to Sheffield Forgemasters. Nick Clegg has called the allegations "absurd".
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