Tories strike it lucky in PMB ballot
News Article 23 November 2006
Conservative MPs have come out on top in the ballot for introducing backbench bills in parliament.
Row over tsunami relief spending
News Article 23 November 2006
Claims made by a committee of MPs that money to help victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami remains unspent have been denied by aid chiefs.
Hewitt defends NHS funding formula
News Article 21 November 2006
The health secretary has defended the funding formula used to determine the level of cash going to NHS trusts.
Jowell to discuss Olympics cost
Press Review 20 November 2006
The culture secretary will face a showdown with MPs over the cost of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Banks criticised for unfair practices
Press Review 20 November 2006
A committee of MPs has criticised high street banks for treating customers on low incomes as "second-class citizens" and preventing them from using essential services.
Call to clean up credit firms
News Article 16 November 2006
The government has been urged to get tough on 'loan sharks' who prey on the most vulnerable members of the public.
Labour MPs growing more rebellious
Press Review 15 November 2006
A new study has found that Labour backbenchers are more rebellious than ever, despite the government's dramatically reduced majority after the last election.
