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CPS asked to consider charging four over expenses

Prosecutors have been asked to consider charging four parliamentarians in relation to expenses abuses, Scotland Yard said today. Files on four cases have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service following a police investigation triggered by newspaper ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: House of Commons,  House of Lords

Standards committee faces dilemma over David Curry inquiry | Andrew Sparrow

He defended his arrangements but said that, given his role as chairman of the committee that investigates misconduct by MPs, it would be best for the case to be investigated by John Lyon, the parliamentary commissioner for standards. MPs have assumed ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Curry

Iraq inquiry will not decide if war was legal or illegal | Andrew Sparrow

As Sir John acknowledged, for many people the overriding questions will be whether Britain was right to go to war and whether the conflict was legal. Asked if he could provide the definitive answers, Sir John chose his words carefully. "Definitive is ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tony Blair

Who are Iain Dale's top 100 political journalists?

Bloggers annual bid to stir up feelings of envy and insecurity in Westminster press corps works its magic again Iain Dale has done it again. In his annual bid to stir up feelings of envy and insecurity in the Westminster press corps, his Total Politics ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Iain Dale,  Nick Robinson

Cameron: Tory government would promote Mumsnet

David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative party, meets mothers from the Mumsnet website for the first time in 2006. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA David Cameron said yesterday that a Conservative government would promote Mumsnet and other "good ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Cameron,  UK Conservative Party

David Cameron answers questions on Mumsnet - live

Follow the action as the Tory leader answers questions in a live webchat at 1.45pm The live webchat starts at 1.45pm. I'll be covering it on this live blog. In other words, live blogging a live blog, which is all a bit surreal, but there we go. See you ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Cameron

Tories say elderly will lose out over care

More than 2 million old people could lose out under the government's plans to offer free social care at home to needy pensioners, the Conservatives claimed today. Andrew Lansley, the shadow health secretary, launched a strong attack on the measure – ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: UK Conservative Party,  National Health Service,  Andrew Lansley,  Andy Burnham,  Theresa May

Queen's speech – live

8.23am: The state opening of parliament is a curious occasion. It's a big political event – the government will list everything it wants to do in the next session of parliament – but it's also a day for ceremony and fun, and nothing that happens in the ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Cameron,  Lord Mandelson,  Andy Burnham,  Yvette Cooper,  John Healey

Twitter users: young, metropolitan and angry about civil liberties

The poll looked at differences between Twitter users and the wider population. Photograph: Sarah Lee Britain's 5.5 million Twitter users are younger than average members of the public, slightly more likely to vote Labour, and distinctly more liberal, ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Sarah Lee,  Stephen Gately

Miliband calls for vast majority of Taliban fighters to be reintegrated into Afghan society

'Dividing the insurgency' is key part of Britain's strategy, says foreign secretary Britain wants to find a way of allowing the "vast majority" of Taliban fighters who are not Islamic extremists to reintegrate into Afghan society, David Miliband said ...

From ANDREW SPARROW, Guardian Unlimited,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  Al-Qaeda,  David Miliband

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