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This week I welcomed the publication of the government papers on Hillsborough and the report by the Bishop of Liverpool, a process Andy Burnham and Maria Eagle began in government. In the chamber, we on this side of the House fully associated ourselves with the very...

What happened to €urogeddon? If you were to believe the collective hysteria of the UK media a few months back, then surely the euro should've collapsed by now, or at least been subject to a few ignominious exits. Those of us who pointed out (including, dare I say,...

It is no wonder that growth is flatlining. Today the public accounts committee published its report on the regional growth fund and found scandalous mismanagement of a programme vital to the economy’s future recovery. Although the fund has a budget of £1.4bn only £60m...

Could David Cameron opt to go it alone with a blue-collar, populist agenda, asks Anthony Painter Assuming that the boundary review proposals do not now become law, David Cameron has a big strategic headache. Following defeat of proposals to reform the House of Lords,...