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David Cameron: ‘We all did too much cosying up to Rupert Murdoch’
DAVID Cameron has admitted he and other politicians were guilty of “too much cosying up” to Rupert Murdoch, as the media tycoon lifted the lid on the close relationship he enjoyed with Britain’s political elite.
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Tenth of top earners paying less than the 20% basic tax rate
Almost one in 10 people earning more than £10 million a year is paying less than the 20% basic rate of income tax, the Treasury said, as it launched a defence of plans for a crackdown.
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Leveson inquiry: Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie says owner Rupert Murdoch no pressure over daily running of paper
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie insisted today that Rupert Murdoch never put him under commercial pressure - and in fact often felt he went too far.
Coalition ‘off target’ on immigration cut
DAVID Cameron’s promise to slash net migration to the UK by “tens of thousands” is set to be broken despite new curbs, according to research from a leading think-tank.
3 CommentsConservatives’ tax-break move for couples ‘a return to the 50s’
Nick Clegg has stepped up his warning against Conservative plans for tax breaks for married couples, accusing ministers of seeking a return to the 1950s.
2 CommentsCracks appear in coalition as Cameron’s deputy brands EU veto ‘bad for Britain’
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg attacked David Cameron’s veto of European Union treaty changes as “bad for Britain”, as he issued a stark warning that the move could leave the country “isolated and marginalised”.
13 CommentsScots should control fair share of oil, says Michael Portillo
THE UK government should give Scotland an “appropriate” share of North Sea oil and gas revenues to preserve the Union, according to the former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo.
416 CommentsRuth Davidson elected new Scottish Tory leader
RUTH Davidson has been elected as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives.
86 CommentsAnalysis: Off to wave Thatcherite banner on back-benches
THE question yesterday was not whether Liam Fox would resign or be sacked, but why it had taken so long for it to happen.
1 CommentAllan Massie: Forget rebranding, Scots Tories need hard work
It HAS been a strange few weeks for the Scottish Tories. They have been attracting an unaccustomed lot of attention. In contrast, Scottish Labour’s leadership contest, admittedly scarcely under way yet, has been more or less ignored.
6 CommentsRifkind says party needs to back Fraser for Scotland’s sake
SCOTTISH Tory grandee Sir Malcolm Rifkind has said the party would “be letting Scotland down” if it failed to back Murdo Fraser in the bitter contest to succeed Annabel Goldie.
I’m backing Fraser, says grandee McLetchie
DAVID McLetchie has become the latest high-profile politician to throw his support behind Murdo Fraser in the increasingly divisive battle to lead the Scottish Conservatives.
Tories’ plight
The plight of the Conservative Party in Scotland goes back to the post-war years. The SNP was gaining ground. The solution from the Unionist parties in power at Westminster was to pour more and more money into St Andrew’s House beyond what was justifiable by considered budgetary propriety.
PM is branded sexist over 'calm down, dear' jibe
PRIME Minister David Cameron has been described as "petty and patronising" after he refused to apologise for telling a female Labour frontbencher to "calm down, dear."
David Cameron: Scottish Tories 'can do a lot better'
PRIME Minister David Cameron has admitted that the Scottish Conservatives "can do a lot better" as he continued his visit to Scotland today.
David Cameron set to scupper Gordon Brown's IMF ambitions
THE Prime Minister has indicated he will block his predecessor Gordon Brown's potential bid to become managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Voting reform: Cameron warns UK against 'sleepwalking into AV'
DAVID Cameron today urged voters not to "sleepwalk" into a change of voting system for Westminster elections which would damage Britain's democracy.
David Cameron denies coalition rift on immigration
DAVID Cameron denied today that the coalition was split over tackling immigration, after he was accused by a Cabinet minister of using "very unwise" language which risked inflaming extremism.
Election daily: Labour leader ambushed | SNP candidate reported to police | Warning over higher education funding
Our round-up of all the stories from the Holyrood election campaign trail, plus the picture of the day, political cartoon, and more.
Conservative councillor in Goldie's seat defects to Labour
A Conservative councillor whose ward straddles the Scottish Parliament seat where party leader Annabel Goldie is standing for election has defected to Labour.
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
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