Geldof  'would consider peerage'
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Bob Geldof would consider becoming a peer after topping a poll for nominations to the House of Lords.
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Â· Leader focuses on family and smaller government Â· Poll shows chancellor is ahead on trust
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Mark Hughes' agent says he would be interested in the Blackburn managerial job.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's chief of staff is in discussions with the London School of Economics (LSE) over the establishment of a school of government in Blair's name, The Guardian reported.
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Whitehall saves taxpayer cash Whitehall has acted on the recommendations of a parliamentary committee by improving services and value for money, according to its chair.â¦
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The head of the Social Democrats, which won the most seats in Austrian elections, said Monday he was considering inviting either the center-right People's Party or the leftist Greens to hold coalition talks.
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Commons ex-speaker Betty Boothroyd urges the creation of a similar post in the House of Lords.
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Sir Menzies under pressure as peer says he would consider Labour offer.
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Former chancellor Lord Howe is to lead a Conservative Party review of taxation policy.
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Irish rock star and campaigner Bob Geldof, a driving force behind the 1985 Live Aid appeal for Ethiopia, urged Tuesday that Africa's debt problems stay a priority despite the Asian tsunami disaster.
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From Salman Rushdie to Monty Python, free speech even if offensive is worth protecting, Britain's interior minister said on Wednesday, defending a knighthood for Rushdie which has drawn protests from Muslims.
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a Commons statement on proposals to deploy British troops in the American-controlled sector of Iraq. Following a weekend of intense speculation over Government plans to support US forces around Baghdad, Mr
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The wig will be gone, but the cushy seat known as a Woolsack will still await the winner of an unprecedented election in the House of Lords. Their Lordships voted Wednesday to choose their first Lord Speaker, an innovation to replace the centuries-old office of Lord Chancellor. The winner will be announced July 4.
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Fancy a peerage? Click here We're delighted to report that New Labour has decided to extend its cash for honours scheme to the great unwashed masses.â¦
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May find it difficult to sell weapons as a result BAE Systems plc, the arms colossus at the centre of a decades-long stink over allegedly corrupt arms deals in Saudi Arabia, is to call in Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, to validate its business practices.â¦
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The Prince of Wales&#39;s household has been accused of being &quot;hierarchical and elitist&quot; by a former PA. Elaine Day, 45, made the claim at an employment tribunal where she is claiming sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.
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The royal family of Qatar is considering a full takeover offer for supermarket J Sainsbury, a report says.