Thursday 02 June 2011

Politics

Politics news, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, and his coalition government with Nick Clegg, the latest on the Conservatives, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats and parliament.

politics in depth

Reform or die 'within years', the Health Secretary tells the NHS

Exclusive: The NHS is facing a funding crisis that will threaten its founding principles unless the Coalition’s controversial reforms are brought in to prevent it, Andrew Lansley warns.

Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister. Nick Clegg threatens to veto Coalition health reforms

Lib Dems still hiring unpaid interns

The Liberal Democrats have been accused of hypocrisy for advertising for unpaid interns just two months after Nick Clegg, their leader, condemned the practice.

Chris Huhne faces inquiry into general election spending

Cameron to press on with 'soft' sentences

politics latest

General warns Forces on 'lazy thinking'

Britain’s Armed Forces have failed to prepare for the conflicts of the future because of “complacent, even lazy thinking”, a general has warned.

01 Jun 2011

Andrew Lansley: why the health service needs surgery

An ageing population and medical advances will lead to a financial crisis if nothing is done, says Andrew Lansley.

01 Jun 2011

We can't afford to go on with today's NHS

Telegraph View: Andrew Lansley has offered to accept "significant and substantial changes" but it is vital he sets out some red lines beyond which he will not budge.

01 Jun 2011

Peter Robinson: Corporation tax control would cost Scotland up to �1.5 billion a year

Peter Robinson has warned Scottish public spending would be cut by up to �1.5 billion a year if Alex Salmond gains control of corporation tax

Alex Salmond’s case to be handed control over corporation tax has been undermined by his Northern Irish counterpart after it emerged Scottish public spending would have to be cut by up to £1.5 billion a year.

01 Jun 2011

Alex Salmond and Kenny MacAskill accused of 'unbelievable ignorance' over UK Supreme Court

Kenny MacAskill has refused to apologise for claiming UK Supreme Court judges' only knowledge of Scotland is the Edinburgh Festival

Alex Salmond and his justice minister have been accused of “unbelievable ignorance” or cynical politicking as Scotland’s legal establishment led a backlash against their criticisms of the UK’s Supreme Court.

01 Jun 2011

Police force replaces 'targets' with 'milestones'

A senior police officer has been accused of "meaningless bean counting" after attempting to explain why his force had replaced official “targets” with “milestones”.

01 Jun 2011

EU spending in numbers: breakdown

The European Commission's demands for direct taxation powers is the latest in a line of EU spending. Here is a breakdown of some of Europe's most notorious projects.

01 Jun 2011

MPs aim to avoid Olympic jams

MPs will break for their summer holiday earlier than normal next year, using the Olympics in London as an excuse.

01 Jun 2011

Police 'screen out' third of crimes that are too hard to solve

Police are "screening out" at least one in three crimes after deciding there is little chance of solving them.

01 Jun 2011

Rhys Jones: new agony for parents as gang member allowed back to area

The parents of Rhys Jones have spoken of their anger after learning one of the gang members jailed over their son’s murder will be allowed back to the area to visit his sick mother when he is released this week - to protect his human rights.

01 Jun 2011

The elderly must not be forgotten about again

Telegraph View: Without urgent, lasting reform, it is not only the elderly and their families who will suffer, but the economy and public services as a whole.

01 Jun 2011

Dignity in old age comes at a high price

Without radical reform of the way the elderly are cared for, we face an uncertain future, writes Joan Bakewell.

01 Jun 2011

MPs 'must unite' to reform elderly care, say health groups

Frail elderly people will be left to suffer unless David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband can put aside their political differences to agree urgent reforms to the care system, an alliance of charities, think tanks and councils warns today.

31 May 2011

British Army 'not ready for urban warfare'

The British Army is not prepared to fight in built-up areas and lacks the ability to anticipate threats from future enemies, an internal study has found.

31 May 2011

Sam Cam dances to a different tune

Samantha Cameron has retained her youthful personality, writes Rowan Pelling.

31 May 2011

Lord Taylor jailed for 12 months over expenses

Peer's 'protracted course of dishonesty' over claims for home in Oxford defrauded the expenses system by more than £11,000.

31 May 2011

Website ranks MPs' sex appeal

Members of the public are being invited to rate the sex appeal of MPs on a mischievous new website.

31 May 2011

Female Tory MP barred from playing football with men

A female Conservative MP has complained at the "ridiculous" new rules which prevent her from playing football for the Parliamentary football team because she's a woman.

31 May 2011

Constitutional crisis fears over Lords reform, new poll of Peers finds

A constitutional crisis could be sparked if David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg attempt to force through plans for a new elected Senate, a new poll of Peers has found.

31 May 2011

Revealed: the NHS 'pension millionaire bosses'

NHS executives have accumulated pension pots worth more than £2.5million, it has been claimed.

31 May 2011

Alex Salmond 'at odds' with reality over Scottish university funding crisis

Alex Salmond is under growing pressure to explain how he will solve a Scottish university funding crisis after a new “no-nonsense” analysis suggested he will have to find an extra £266 million per year.

31 May 2011

Aid money will boost foreign companies

British development money will be invested directly in private companies in poor countries to stimulate their economies and wean them off traditional aid.

31 May 2011