Gordon Brown's speech to the CBI Scotland Annual Dinner
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Let me say first what a pleasure and a privilege it is to be with you this evening.
• a pleasure to be back in Scotland, and to join you for dinner here...
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Ramadan Mubarak
Gordon Brown has given his sincerest best wishes for the holy month of Ramadan which started on Monday 1 September. Speaking from Downing Street, the PM said we should “celebrate the diversity that contributes to Britain’s strength” and “consider...
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Tories want to give tax break to wealthiest few - Cooper
Conservatives announce tax break for wealthiest few on the day Labour unveils plans to help first time buyers and families struggling with their mortgages Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, commenting on reports in today's Daily Telegraph...
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Putting you in control of your local services
The Labour Government has announced a review into how customers of local councils can gain redress when council services don't meet expectations. The review team leading this work includes customer service expertise from Tesco and the National Consumer Council and...
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Tories can't win fight for fairness - Eagle
Angela Eagle MP, Labour's Exchequer Secretary, responding to George Osborne's speech at Demos, said: "If this is the best the Tories can do to claim they are a party of fairness, then the Labour Party is delighted that the...
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Angela Eagle MP, Labour's Exchequer Secretary, responding to George Osborne's speech at Demos, said: "If this is the best the Tories can do to claim they are a party of fairness, then the Labour Party is delighted that the...
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Labour announces six thousand new Special Constables
The Special Constabulary is to be boosted by 6,000 new constables over the next three years thanks to a £2.25 million investment. The extra funding will see 20,000 Special Constables working alongside Police Community Support Officers and Police Officers...
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A-levels – best maths results in over a decade
Jim Knight and Ed Balls have congratulated A-level students and welcomed news that increased numbers of pupils are passing A Levels, with rises in key subjects like sciences - and maths at its highest level in over a decade. As...
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Gordon Brown leads tributes to John MacDougall MP
Gordon Brown has paid tribute to John MacDougall MP, Labour MP for Glenrothes, who died today. The Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP said: John MacDougall gave more than thirty years of distinguished public service to Fife – as a...
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Gordon Brown has paid tribute to John MacDougall MP, Labour MP for Glenrothes, who died today. The Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP said: John MacDougall gave more than thirty years of distinguished public service to Fife – as a...
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Crackdown on underage sale of knives
Labour’s Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker has called for a crackdown on the illegal sale of knives to under-18s. In a letter to Chief Executives of Local Authorities and Chief Police Officers, he emphasised concerns about young people's access to...
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Hanson: Lib Dems show once again they are soft on crime
David Hanson MP, Labour's Justice minister, responding to Lib Dem criticism of anti-social behaviour measures, said today: "By pledging to remove the possibility of a custodial sentence for juveniles convicted of breaching an ASBO, the Lib Dems have shown once...
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David Hanson MP, Labour's Justice minister, responding to Lib Dem criticism of anti-social behaviour measures, said today: "By pledging to remove the possibility of a custodial sentence for juveniles convicted of breaching an ASBO, the Lib Dems have shown once...
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