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Full interview with Baroness Warsi: Father asked me 'why be a leader if you don't take the lead?'

Baroness Warsi may be a Cabinet minister with all the finely-honed minds of the civil service to call upon, but sometimes the adviser she trusts most is simply her dad.

Baroness Warsi: Some Pakistani men think young white girls are "fair game" for sex abuse

Some Pakistani men believe “white girls are fair game” for sexual abuse, the Cabinet Minister and Tory co-chairman Baroness Warsi says today.

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‘Hold Duggan inquest or risk more riots’

Theresa May sparked anger by refusing to guarantee a full inquest into Mark Duggan’s death.

Europe will do all it takes to keep Greece in euro

Europe will do all it takes to keep Greece in the single currency, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has said.

Angry Tory MP tells William Hague to ‘stop bashing businesses’

A senior Conservative MP today branded William Hague “patronising and plain wrong” for urging British businesses to work harder to drive an economic recovery.

Modernisers win battle for 1922 group as chairman calls for unity

Warring Tories were today urged to “pull together” following a bitter battle for control of the party’s backbench 1922 committee.

David Cameron urges u-turn on deficit reduction

David Cameron signalled more help for struggling homebuyers and businesses today — but dug in his heels against “dangerous voices” urging a U-turn on deficit reduction.

Speaker John Bercow slams anti-gay Commonwealth states

Commons Speaker John Bercow has criticised Commonwealth countries that persecute gay people.

British banks hit by crisis as Spanish savers withdraw cash in euro crisis

Britain’s biggest banks were hit by the deepening eurozone crisis today.

William Hague: We must export to new markets or risk decline

Britain will decline unless it seizes a bigger share of the burgeoning markets in Brazil and the Far East, Foreign Secretary William Hague will say tonight.

Law banning insulting words and behaviour 'has to end'

A law banning "insulting" language and behaviour is strangling free speech and should be scrapped, a campaign spearheaded by a senior Tory MP has demanded.

Ministers face grilling over plans to downgrade law which helped reveal MPs expenses scandal

Ministers face a grilling from MPs today over claims they are planning to downgrade Freedom of Information laws.

David Cameron ‘must not backtrack’ on promise of gay marriage law

The Prime Minister was warned against “backtracking” on gay marriage amid claims that a Bill for same-sex equality could be delayed until closer to the election.

Tory poll blow as 60% are unhappy with David Cameron

David Cameron’s personal ratings have slumped to a record low as anxiety about the economy grips Britons, an exclusive poll reveals today.

‘Riot laws will be changed to help victims’

Old laws which have left hundreds of riot victims waiting months for compensation will be overhauled, the Government has vowed.

TfL contractor ‘helped fly terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay’

A company awarded a multi-million pound contract by Transport for London has been accused of involvement in the rendition of terror suspects on behalf of the CIA.

Green party leader Caroline Lucas steps down

Green party leader Caroline Lucas has announced she is standing down to help other members raise their profile.

Nurses brand health secretary a liar over ‘increase’ in staff levels

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley was heckled today by nurses angry over job cuts, a wage freeze, regional pay and pension reforms.

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