Tory MP defects to Labour
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Former Conservative minister Robert Jackson defects to the Labour Party, the BBC  learns.
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Peter Hain quits the Cabinet after his deputy leader campaign donations are referred to the Met Police.
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A Tory MP claims North Wales Police were told not to hold illegal immigrants but to direct them to a centre in Liverpool.
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Tory leader David Cameron says he intends to present an "exciting and inspiring" alternative to Labour.
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Tory MP Quentin Davies defects to Labour, saying David Cameron does not "stand for anything".
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett, one of Prime Minister Tony Blair's closest allies, resigned after admitting his office had fast-tracked a visa application for his ex-lover's Filipina nanny.
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The Tories shrug off the impact of the defection of an MP to Labour - as their leader unveils plans to save Â£35bn.
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Labour has pulled ahead of the Conservatives for the first time since October, poll reveals.
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A Tory MP admits his assistant gave a Commons tour to a hunt protester, before Wednesday's security breach.
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Maverick Tory MP says campaign is opportunity 'too wonderful to miss'.
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Peter Hain apologises for failing to register some donations to his Labour deputy leadership campaign.
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Outgoing PM to resign from parliament today as Brown engineers first victory over Cameron.
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Graham Brady resigns from the   Conservative front bench after the party's row over grammar schools.
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Peter Hain failed to declare Â£100,000 of donations to his campaign for Labour's deputy leadership
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David Cameron came under increasing pressure today after one of his own MPs warned he was losing the support of his party's grassroots while a new poll revealed that Labour's popularity has been buoyed by Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has lost one of his key supporters with the resignation of controversial Home Secretary David Blunkett.
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John Prescott says it is unlikely that he will enter the House of Lords after he steps down as an MP.