Blair delays pensions move until after poll
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Tony Blair promised yesterday to seek a national consensus on radical reform to tackle Britain&#39;s pensions crisis but shelved the crucial decisions until after the general election.
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A South African court has postponed the trial of the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher until April of next year.
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The government may plug the pensions shortfall by cutting benefits, Tony Blair indicates.
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David Cameron has backtracked over plans to impose a time limit on how long the jobless can claim welfare benefits amid concern that it would be too punitive for single mothers and other vulnerable groups
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Plans for a wider rollout of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for two years.
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UK interest rates will most likely be kept on hold on Thursday, but analysts say it will be a very close decision.
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The Bank of England's decision to keep rates on hold was made by a vote of just five to four, minutes show.
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Europe minister Geoff Hoon has cast doubt on Tony Blair's ability to remain in office until next May.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair postponed his summer vacation Friday to stay in London and help develop a U.N. resolution on the Middle East crisis.
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Parliament postponed a confirmation hearing Thursday on Yulia Tymoshenko's nomination as prime minister amid behind-the-scenes negotiations over who would fill the Cabinet of Ukraine's new president.
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The House rushed late Friday to pass pension legislation meant to give retirees greater financial security and prevent airlines from dumping their plans on the government. After a year of delays and missed deadlines, the bill could be on the president's desk as early as next week.
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The government postpones new laws against age discrimination that relate to pension schemes.
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Oct. 18, 2004  Although accounting regulators have agreed to delay a contentious proposal that forces companies to deduct the cost of employee stock options as a business expense, Sen. Michael B. Enzi said Thursday, Oct.
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A court case which will determine the future of the charitable fund set up to honour Princess Diana has been delayed until Wednesday.
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British workers will have to save more and retire later to make up for a looming gap in pension savings, said the author of an official report being released Tuesday.
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Incoming President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso decided here Wednesday to postpone putting his team to the vote by the European Parliament (EP).
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Payments to tens of thousands of people who receive state pensions and benefits will be delayed after a computer crash at the Department of Work and Pensions.