Former defence secretary Bob Ainsworth has called for the Government to consider legalising drugs, saying prohibition has failed to protect the public.The war on...
Three former Labour ministers have been stripped of their parliamentary passes after they breached lobbying rules.Ex-defence secretary Geoff Hoon had his Commons pass suspended...
England's top judge has criticised "impenetrable" criminal justice legislation which is placing a "continuing burden" on the courts.In a report, Lord Chief Justice Lord...
MPs were allowed to claim millions of pounds in expenses last year without providing proof of entitlement, it has been disclosed.On another hugely embarrassing...
The coalition Government's plan for five-year fixed-term parliaments would reduce democratic accountability by giving the electorate fewer opportunities to vote, a parliamentary report has...
Britain is facing another onslaught of Arctic weather with airports, rail companies and breakdown services putting extra snow teams on standby.Temperatures are expected to...
The Government is ignoring concerns about "risky" plans for overhauling the NHS, campaigners and unions said.Ministers were also accused of "masking" a funding shortfall...
Early gains in the stock market evaporated after worries about Europe's debt crisis overshadowed signs of growth in the US Bond prices fell, sending...
The Foreign Office is investigating reports that two white British al Qaida members have been killed in a drone attack in Pakistan.The Muslim converts...
