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Local elections 2013: Nigel Farage’s Ukip surges to best ever showing, winning 150 seats (10)

Nigel Farage, the party’s leader, was jubilant after it emerged that one in four voters supported Ukip in the elections in 35 councils in England and Wales. The rise of the party cost the Conservatives three local authorities, although Ukip … Continue reading

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£1,200 tax shock for Middle England (1)

Middle-class families face a bill of up to £1,200 a year under the Government’s plans to slash the deficit. Rises in national insurance, the loss of tax credits and what experts say is an inevitable rise in VAT are all … Continue reading

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Revolt looms over five-year Parliament 'stitch-up' (4)

Plans for fixed-term parliaments yesterday threatened to spark the first rebellion against David Cameron’s coalition government. The Prime Minister wants to bring in legislation allowing him to govern for five years. Under the change, he could be removed only if … Continue reading

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A bleak day for British democracy (14)

Telegraph View: The Liberal Democrats are holding the country to ransom while an unelected leader of the Labour Party remains Prime Minister. It is a measure of Gordon Brown’s loose grip on reality that he sought to depict his decision … Continue reading

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"Ding, Dong — The warlock is ALMOST gone" (10)

Gordon Brown has dramatically changed the succession battle by laying down his own job in what is a final, desperate move to prevent a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition. The chances of the Brown manoeuvre succeeding are still long. He did not … Continue reading

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Britain on hold as coalition talks continue (7)

Nick Clegg is making David Cameron sweat as the pair edge towards a deal that would put the Conservative leader in Downing Street. Both sides will resume talks today. Their negotiating teams spent nearly six hours at the Cabinet Office … Continue reading

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The toxin in new Labour (7)

As his nail-bitten fingers turned the pages of his speech in Downing Street on Friday morning, and he walked with unusually stiff self-consciousness back into No 10, the shield visibly dropped. Gordon Brown’s fundamental vulnerability could no longer be concealed. … Continue reading

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Clegg slaps down Brown's bid to squat in Downing Street (23)

Gordon Brown’s hopes of clinging to power were dealt a devastating blow today as Nick Clegg insisted the Tories should have the right to try to form a government after winning the popular vote. In the most tumultuous election for … Continue reading

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Britain decides (13)

David Cameron looked relaxed today as he cast his vote despite opinion polls showing he is still likely to be short of sailing into Number Ten with an overall majority. The Tory leader and his wife Samantha were delayed for … Continue reading

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The EU migration lie (12)

Labour was rocked yesterday by explosive new claims about its ‘disastrous’ policy on EU workers. Figures showed almost four times more EU citizens working here than Britons taking jobs on the continent. Opposition parties said the figures destroyed the claim … Continue reading

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Brown 'is Britain's worst Prime Minister ever' (5)

A Labour election candidate has launched an extraordinary attack on Gordon Brown, calling him the ‘worst prime minister’ Britain has ever had. With just 48 hours to go before polling day, North West Norfolk candidate Manish Sood claimed the Prime … Continue reading

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