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George’s Humble Pie
MORNING BRIEFING – By Benedict Brogan (Daily Telegraph). BREAKING: Ken Clarke was just on the Today programme: On the changes he’s made to the Justice and Security Bill: “What I’ve done is clarify that...
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Blair does his master class at Leveson
Number 10 says that David Cameron was busy with meetings and did not have time to watch Tony Blair give evidence at the Leveson inquiry. To that, one can only respond: yeah, right. Is it credible that...
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Eurodoom and Hunting
MORNING BRIEFING – By Benedict Brogan (Daily Telegraph). Another day, another scary development in the eurozone: today we report that Spainis facing “total emergency” as the country risks being frozen...
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For one day only at the Leveson Inquiry, the Iron and Rubber Chancellor...
Were Gordon Brown ever to text George Osborne, there would be no “LOL” sign-off. Long ago, as a newly fledged shadow chancellor, Mr Osborne would venture a “Hello, Gordon” as he passed his opposite...
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Dave at Leveson
MORNING BRIEFING – By Benedict Brogan (Daily Telegraph). BREAKING: Iain Duncan Smith has just been on Today to talk about our splash: “Get a job, Iain Duncan Smith tells parents on the dole” and his...
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Rupert Murdoch ‘pressured Blair on timing of Iraq war’, Campbell claims
Mr Campbell, a former spin doctor for Mr Blair, claims Mr Murdoch pressed the Prime Minister over the timing of the war and pledged the support of News International. In the last installment of his...
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Coalition removes energy subsidy cap
MORNING BRIEFING – By Benedict Brogan (Daily Telegraph) The Coalition have reached a compromise aimed at putting to bed the squabbling over energy policy which has erupted in recent months. Ed Davey...
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Leveson report: Cameron’s defining moment
I do believe that David Cameron has just pledged to protect press freedom – and, in effect, reject the most illiberal proposals of today’s Leveson Report. He has asked the media to reform itself, and...
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Boom abounds in Pre-Autumn Statement Sparring
MORNING BRIEFING – By Benedict Brogan (Daily Telegraph). Good morning. It’s autumn statement week, but there’s no Sunday for Monday belter in the papers to take us further forward. Beyond what George...
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Kate Expectations
MORNING BRIEFING – By Benedict Brogan (Daily Telegraph). Good morning. Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who announced yesterday that they were expecting their first child. Whether...
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