Oct
2009
Articles from 23rd Oct 2009
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MPs complain colleagues tap into phones and ignore speeches
Oct 23 2009 | Politics News
When The Sun announced it was dropping Labour and backing the Conservatives, Labour’s internet tsar sent a morale-boosting message to supporters. Read
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More than 1,000 protest outside BBC HQ as BNP leader appears on Question Time
Oct 23 2009 | Politics News
Hundreds of anti-fascist protesters staged a mass demonstration outside BBC Television Centre amid outrage at British National Party leader Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time. Read
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Less than one in six vote as Tories win Sutton Coldfield by-election
Oct 23 2009 | Politics News
Voters stayed at home in a Sutton Coldfield by-election as the Conservatives retained one of their safest seats in Birmingham. Read
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Chancellor Alistair Darling says UK banking system was just hours from collapse
Oct 23 2009 | Politics News
Britain’s banking system was just hours from collapse before the Government stepped in last year, Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, has revealed. Read
