14.24 - Sarah Brown takes the podium to a standing ovation minutes before her husband is due to speak. She explains that Gordon is not well and won't be able to come into conference today. She tells the faithful that he has an upset stomach and a headache. 14.31 - The hubbub in the conference hall is getting out of hand, so Jack Straw jumps on stage to lead a rendition of the Red Flag and t...
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced that she has decided to be kicked out of the cabinet at the next reshuffle, expected soon after the conference season is over. Heavily over promoted by Tony Blair, the controversial Catholic made head...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush, his Cabinet, advisers, and leading members of Congress are to lock themselves away in the White House on a crisis management course, in order to put off deciding how to solve the looming economic disaster facing Wal...
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - The Prime Minister delivered a robust speech to the Labour Party conference today, defending his record and explaining why he was the best man to steer the country through difficult economic times. He also rebuffed critics of h...
Following last week's cabinet meeting in Birmingham - the first to be held outside of London in almost 90 years - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to follow this innovation with a second get together of his top ministers to be held on Southport beach.
Tory leader David Cameron and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne have opened up to nation, describing how the credit crunch is affecting them and their families. At a joint appearance on ITV's This Morning, they detailed the steps they have taken to a...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has shocked the nation by firing himself, following allegations that he was ready to move against him. According to a source close to the PM, Mr Brown suffered a moment of self-doubt on Sunday morning whilst having a shit...
John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, shocked the political world by announcing today that he is 6 months pregnant. Senior aides have dismissed reporter's questions, calling the news a "private, family matter". A spokesman refused to...
As the Lib Dem conference gets underway in Bournemouth, a number of backbench MPs are mounting a challenge to Nick Clegg's leadership with a campaign to draft the legendary David Lloyd George back into office to replace him. Despite the fact that th...
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