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Five great council apologies

by Annabelle Williams / 11 Jun 2010

Councillors are only human, and despite their best efforts, they don’t always get it right.

Regional round-up

by Annabelle Williams / 11 Jun 2010

Babergh District councillor Carole Todd has resigned after receiving a police caution for stealing a purse.

Interesting wins in tough races for select committee chair

by Annabelle Williams / 10 Jun 2010

Total Politics takes a look at some of the interesting winners of select committee chairs Treasury committee chair: Andrew Tyrie Andrew Tyrie has seen off incumbent Michael Fallon by 133 votes to head the force that had Sir Fred Goodwin apologising for the banking crisis in the last Parliament.

What happened to the last three Lib Dem deputy leaders?

by Annabelle Williams / 09 Jun 2010

As the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats is announced today, Total Politics takes a look at previous deputy leaders and what they are doing now.

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Who will win the top select committee chairs?

by Annabelle Williams / 08 Jun 2010

Picture: Defence select committee chair James Arbuthnot meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki For the first time, select committee chairs will not be elected by party whips but in a secret ballot of the whole House.

Regional round-up

by Annabelle Williams / 07 Jun 2010

A Malvern town councillor who resigned last week has spoken out about the “ultra-conservative and narrow agenda” of the group.

Blogger Profile: Mark Reckons

by Annabelle Williams / 03 Jun 2010

As part of an on-going top political bloggers series, Total Politics speaks to Mark Reckons about nakedly partisan blogs, Nadine Dorries and why heckling MPs should be banned! Who are you? Mark Thompson.

Regional round-up

by Annabelle Williams / 28 May 2010

A Liberal Democrat councillor is facing calls to resign after a picture mocking the disabled and comparing them to Liverpool council’s Labour Party appeared on her Facebook webpage.

Picture of the day: Osborne gives Geithner a strange look

by Annabelle Williams / 26 May 2010

George Osborne met with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in London today, but the two men seem almost awkward as they exchange strange looks.

The rebellious history of the 1922 Committee

by Annabelle Williams / 26 May 2010

This afternoon the 1922 Committee will elect a new 18-member executive, after a week of negotiations with the Conservative Party leadership.

Blogger profile: Mr Eugenides

by Annabelle Williams / 11 Jun 2010

As part of our on-going top political bloggers series, Total Politics speaks to Mr Eugenides about being a Tory in Scotland, swearing and North Korea Who are you? Nobody.

Willetts criticises Labour university funding

by Annabelle Williams / 10 Jun 2010

David Willetts has warned that the current system for funding universities is “without a viable long term future” in a speech at Oxford Brookes University today.

Picture of the day: Diane Abbott gets 33 Labour leadership nominations

by Annabelle Williams / 09 Jun 2010

Diane Abbott woke up today with just 11 nominations for Labour leadership.

Regional round-up

by Annabelle Williams / 09 Jun 2010

Leicester City councillor Andy Connelly is to be quizzed by the party over claims he threatened fellow Labour councillor Paul Westley during a planning meeting.

Will the Academies' Bill make education unfair?

by Annabelle Williams / 07 Jun 2010

On the day the House of Lords hears the second reading of the Academies Bill, the Local Government Association has called on the government to free all schools — not just academies — from bureaucracy to prevent the emergence of a two-tier education system.