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Speaker: MPs will vote on Syria arms
MPs will get a vote on whether the UK should arm Syrian rebel forces before such a decision is implemented, Commons speaker John Bercow has said.
Burnaby MP's e-petition faces opposition in the House
Kennedy Stewart's motion to bring online petitions into the House of Commons has met some opposition, after two Conservative MPs rejected the idea last week.
Tories win over Generation Y while losing touch with older voters
Generation Y at Glastonbury. The Conservative approach on individual responsibility and welfare resonates well with them, according to Ipsos Mori.
Hugh Muir's diary: we know ciggies kill, but who can resist a freebie?
Protesters at the Bilderberg beanfest in Watford, which cost the taxpayer A 1.3m to police.
Britain lays off 4,400 soldiers as army downsizes
Members of the Army's Household Division prepare to practice their performance ahead of the London's Military Music Spectacular in Horse Guard Parade in central London on June 10, 2013.
Exclusive: Tories go public with EU referendum bill
This story broke as an exclusive in tonight's Coffee House Evening Blend, a free round-up and analysis of the day's political stories.
Selby MP urges residents to help in bid for EU referendum
BROADBAND: Launching Superfast Broadband in Sherburn is Nigel Adams MP with senior project manager for Openreach Paul Carlo, BT engineer Andy Jackson and project manager John Moore.
'Biggest bilateral trade deal in history': David Cameron...
Andrew Grice has been Political Editor of The Independent since 1998. He was previously Political Editor of The Sunday Times, where he worked for 10 years, and he has been a Westminster-based journalist since 1982.
GOP should heed leadership lesson
It's often argued, including by me, that the GOP needs its own Bill Clinton or Tony Blair -- a leader to reposition the party and reinvigorate its political appeal.
Forget the excuses, here's how Britain can tax the rich | Polly Toynbee
Cameron has made a bold push at the G8. But it's time our politicians admit you can't have Swedish services on US rates 'Had Margaret Hodge not shamed tax avoiders with forensic and pithy contempt, would government have acted?' Illustration by Daniel Pudles Tax is the root of all politics.
Showdown over dinner: Putin urged by world leaders to back Syria peace moves
President Barack Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Monday, June 17, 2013.
Britain's foreign aid madness: Cuts at home, but we STILL hand out more than every other G8 country
Austerity-hit Britain is spending a larger share of its wealth on foreign aid than any other G8 member nation, despite making huge spending cuts at home, a report revealed yesterday.
Labour councillor says "the fight is back on" after winning election
THE newest member of Bracknell Town Council has declared "the fight is back on" for Labour after winning a by-election.
UK ISPs reject default porn filters
UK ISPs have rejected calls by David Cameron's adviser on preventing the sexualisation of childhood to impose parental filters for adult content as a default setting.
Cameron's political isolation on Syria grows
William Hague made it clear on the Today programme this morning that he and David Cameron are determined not to rule out the option of arming the Syrian rebels.
RPT-NEWSMAKER-Tyrie brings eagle scrutiny to British banking reform
Andrew Tyrie is a Conservative lawmaker, but this week fellow party member and finance minister George Osborne will be taking a deep breath as Tyrie's cross-party committee on British banking reform unveils its final report.
David Cameron says UK police are only relatively honest
The Prime Minister's gaffe came as he defended the slow progress in transforming Libya since tyrant Colonel Gaddafi was ousted in 2011 The Prime Minister's insult was made even worse because he was referring to the honesty of Britain's bobbies when compared with the corrupt officers who ran amok as the henchmen of brutal dictators.
Overseas climate change threatens UK
Climate change abroad will have a more immediate effect on the UK than climate change at home, a report says.
Why Ed has got it totally wrong over the EU vote
IT was disappointing to hear my party take the very cynical decision to abstain when the backbench bill to give people a referendum on our place in Europe comes before the Commons on July 5. They think it will show the Labour side of the Commons with empty benches and MPs busy in their constituencies, while the other side is full of Tory squabblers ... (more)
ED Miliband was last night facing a revolt after ordering his MPs to duck a vote on an EU referendum.