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Britain Premier Vows 'Unbreakable' Support to Israel

JERUSALEM Prime Minister Brown will pledge "unbreakable" support to Israel today while launching his strongest attack yet on Iran. Mr. Brown will send a tough message to President Ahmadinejad of Iran, warning of imminent sanctions on oil and gas if he ...

From MELISSA KITE, The New York Sun,  20 Jul 2008
Related Topics: European Union

Nick Clegg: Lib Dems could back Tories

Full coverage of UK Politics Well, it took him barely over a month. Nick Clegg has declared what everyone suspected all along, that he would enter into coalition with the Tories. Nick Clegg has outlined conditions for supporting a Tory government As ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  8 Feb 2008
Related Topics: David Cameron

Housing gem from the Tories

With the furore over sleaze, it's easy to forget that some serious policy work is going on in the Conservative Party and it's during weeks like this that quite significant hints slip by unnoticed. It's a shame that the Tories' new idea on housing may ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  30 Jan 2008

Yvette Cooper's juggling act

Yvette Cooper's elevation to Chief Secretary to the Treasury makes her not only the first woman in the post but also one half of the first ever "Cabinet couple". The power couple stroll to the Cabinet meeting together She and her husband Ed Balls, the ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  26 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Yvette Cooper,  Jacqui Smith

Shouldn't politics be colour-blind?

Much is being made of the latest selection of a black parliamentary candidate by the Conservatives. Helen Grant shouldn't have to talk about her race Writing on The Guardian website, Simon Woolley of Operation Black Vote welcomes the selection of ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  25 Jan 2008

Party leaders do the right thing

My prediction for 2008 My prediction for the New Year is that any lefties still languishing in Britain will get very fed up indeed as all three main party leaders compete with each other to see who can unveil the most radical right-wing ideas. ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  3 Jan 2008

David Cameron’s political wizardry

My moment of 2007 David Cameron's "make or break" speech to his party conference in October had to be the most deft piece of political chicanery in recent history. This was the year's most right wing speech by a mainstream politician masquerading as ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  24 Dec 2007
Related Topics: David Cameron,  Enoch Powell

A conference about a conference in Bali

Sometimes an event is so absurd you don't need to make fun of it. As such, the dead pan story on the Press Association news wires this afternoon says it all: "Negotiators from 187 countries have agreed to launch negotiations which it is hoped will lead ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  15 Dec 2007
Related Topics: John Redwood

Vincent Cable's fancy footwork

Is there no end to the talents of acting Lib Dem leader Vince Cable? First he has the Commons rolling in the aisles with his Mr Bean jibe at Gordon Brown. Now he reveals himself to be something of a slick mover on the dance floor. I don't know what the ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  14 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Vincent Cable,  Gordon Brown

Nick Clegg could be a threat to Cameron

Nick Clegg is the winner of the Liberal Democrat leadership contest, according to a poll of members posted on libdemvoice.org. Nick Clegg's strengths may be to close to Cameron's for comfort With the votes now in and the result of the ballot due next ...

From MELISSA KITE, The Telegraph,  14 Dec 2007
Related Topics: David Cameron,  U.S. Democratic Party

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