AP - Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party’s legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.[Read more...]
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. David Cameron: "I believe it is fair and it is necessary" Tory leader [...]
AP - Claiming unstoppable momentum but still short of the goal line, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to rally House Democrats for a final push on landmark health care legislation.[Read more...]
The parties are trading blows on how to tax the banks Conservative leader David Cameron is expected to announce plans to tax banks - even if other countries decide against doing so.Mr Cameron will drop his condition that he would only introduce such [...]
AP - President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic health care legislation Friday, striving to resolve a last-minute dispute over Medicare while gaining another precious “yes” 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote.[Read more...]
Police have been investigating alleged abuse of expenses Scotland Yard has passed to prosecutors a new file of evidence against an unnamed parliamentarian suspected of abusing expenses.Police and prosecutors declined to confirm the identity of the politician who is the subject of the [...]
Whitehall is in need of urgent reform, business leaders say The public sector wastes at least £25bn a year because of a failure to reform outdated procurement and outsourcing practices, business leaders say.The Institute of Directors argues that most state-run bodies "do their [...]
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. William Hague: "It is up to the individual themselves to reveal anything about their tax status" [...]
AP - President Barack Obama is postponing his trip to Asia until June so he can stay in Washington for a possible Sunday vote on his health care overhaul plan.[Read more...]
Lord Ashcroft has given more than £4m to the Tories since 2005 William Hague has insisted Lord Ashcroft stuck to the terms of an agreement he made in 2000 to become a UK resident before getting a peerage.Mr Hague insists he only found [...]
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Birmingham social workers sacked
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