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“Mr Laws said he claimed back the costs of sharing a home in Kennington, south London, with Mr Lundie from 2001 to June 2007. He said his partner bought a new home, in London, in June 2007 and he continued to claim back his share of the cos…”
“He said his partner bought a new home, in London, in June 2007 and he continued to claim back his share of the costs until August 2009. The minister said he extended the mortgage on his Somerset property to help Mr Lundie purchase the new …”
“I think all of us hoped that after the General Election, a line could be drawn - we've got a new independent Parliamentary standards authority - that we would be in a new era of transparency and cleanliness as far as our politics are conce…”
“Labour backbencher John Mann urged Mr Laws to resign, saying his position was 'untenable'.”
“Labour MP Alan Whitehead, a member of the standards and privileges committee in the old parliament, said Mr Laws's position would become 'very difficult' if it was decided that serious breaches of the rules had been made.”
“But Labour MP for Newport West, Paul Flynn, said the evidence against Mr Laws was 'damning'.”
“This is not about David being motivated by money,”
“A press release on Mr Laws's website, dated 18 June last year, said he had not 'gained' through the taxpayer from buying a property because he rented accommodation in London.”
“The regiment was created from the former Kings Shropshire Light Infantry in 2007.”
“The Remembrance Memorial will be unveiled at about 1400 BST with the freedom ceremony taking place at about 1500 BST, the council said.”
“Dozens of other objections have been made to Swale Borough Council against the plans, which were lodged last month”
“If you went out now to try and buy £10 worth of black powder [gunpowder] you'd need a licence to do it, Yet we can have youths roaming the streets with £167 worth of fireworks without any control.”
“previous boss, who held the post for 35 years.”
“John Jory, 50”
“three children”
“About 1,000 members of each group marched through different parts of the city centre, converging just 100 metres from each other.”
“Mr Laws and Mr Lundie have been in a relationship since 2001”
“Three weeks in”
“About 9,000 people signed a petition to oppose a planning application to move the facility from Lombard Street to The Wharf in Newark.”
“In June 2008 campaigners in the town won their fight to prevent the bus station from being moved.”
“five homes were evacuated”
“Two controlled explosions were carried out shortly after 0500 BST”
“Newport's mayor, Councillor Bill Langsford said: "We are privileged to welcome the Royal Welsh back to Newport and delighted that we will be able to reaffirm their freedom of the city. It is a particular honour for me to present this reaff…”
“He had offered the protesters a reconciliation plan culminating in polls on 14 November but withdrew the offer when negotiations failed.”
“elections will be before the end of my term”
“President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of emergency in Escuintla region, Guatemala City and areas surrounding the capital.”
“But unlike several European nations, Britain has a longstanding policy of not making or facilitating 'substantive concessions' to kidnappers.”
“four-day anti-drugs offensive in the capital, Kingston, which left 73 dead.”
“It is estimated nearly half a million people are living without documentation in the southern border state.”
“The 63-year-old Liberal Democrat, who has been a city councillor for 34 years, said he was "deeply honoured".”
“Mr Shipley, who was made an OBE in 1995, previously worked for the Open University and Procter and Gamble.”
“He was first elected as a councillor to Newcastle City Council in 1975.”
“US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson has accused the Kigali government of restricting freedom ahead of the 9 August presidential election, in which Ms Ingabire was a challenger.”
“Nearly 200 nations, signatories of the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty (NPT), have agreed to work towards a nuclear‑weapons‑free zone in the Middle East.”
“The members, meeting at the UN in New York, called for a conference in 2012 attended by Middle Eastern states - including Iran - to establish the zone.”
“The 28-page final declaration was agreed by 189 member states following intense talks on the last day of a month-long conference on strengthening the NPT.”
“Egypt's Maged Abedelaziz, speaking for the Non‑Aligned Movement of 118 developing nations, welcomed the decision, saying it was "an important step forward towards the realisation of the goals and objectives of the treaty".”
“Iran also made a late demand that the five recognised nuclear‑armed nations agree to a timetable for negotiating a treaty to abolish their arsenals.”
“In the final document adopted, no specific timetable is set out but the five states commit to "accelerate concrete progress" towards reducing their nuclear arsenals and to report back on that in 2014.”
“The NPT conference meets every five years.”
“The last review conference, in 2005, failed to adopt a consensus declaration.”
“US President Barack Obama backed the deal but said he was "strongly opposed" to Israel being singled out.”
“The US says the reference could jeopardise efforts to persuade the Israelis to attend the 2012 talks.”
“First we are aiming at the African Cup of Nations finals in two years from now. Thereafter we are going to work towards the 2014 World Cup. I am confident Kenya will be there in 2014”
“50-year-old MP for East Devon”
“1997 General Election”
“2001 got the chance to stand in East Devon”
“since 1945”
“Three years after entering parliament”
“in 2005”
“two daughters”
“Hugo Swire has been appointed to the Northern Ireland Office”
“he failed to win the seat, but in 2001 got the chance to stand in East Devon.”
“This constituency is regarded as one of the safest Tory seats in the UK since the party has held it since 1945.”
“When he was elected to Westminster, he continued his interest in Irish affairs and became a member of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.”
“After David Cameron became Conservative leader, he made the former Sotheby's Director the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in 2005.”
“However, he lost his post in the Conservative reshuffle in 2007 and returned to the backbenches.”
“Dennis Blair is the third director of national intelligence to leave in five years”
“The post of director of national intelligence was created in the wake of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations in 2004.”
“But some see the fact that there have been three directors already as showing that the post has not worked out.”
“He has no power, no leverage. He can't make anything happen. He doesn't control anything of significance in the [intelligence] community”
“But we never get rid of things in the US government. With bureaucracy there is birth but never death”
“But we never get rid of things in the US government. With bureaucracy there is birth but never death.”
“Alun Cairns, an AM for 11 years, is now also Vale of Glamorgan MP”
“Mr Smart, a member of Porthcawl Town Council, was the number two on the Conservatives' regional list for South Wales West at the last assembly election.”
“Mr Cairns offered to resign as an AM after he was elected MP for the marginal seat of Vale of Glamorgan on 6 May.”
“He offered his resignation as an AM almost immediately, but the decision of the Welsh Conservative Board of Management to ask him to stay on has just emerged.”
“Mr Cairns has said he will stay on as an AM until the election next year, but will not draw his assembly salary.”
“She said the episode made a mockery of David Cameron's claims towards a 'new politics.'”
“At best it shows a complete lack of respect for the people who elected him.”
“Ahmadis were declared non-Muslims in Pakistan in 1974 and in 1984 they were legally barred from proselytising or identifying themselves as Muslims.”
“The mosques in Model Town and Garhi Shahu are 15km (9.5 miles) apart and attackers stormed both mosques around 2pm.”
“This is the first time that Ahmadi places of worship have been the target of daring organised Taliban-style attacks.”
“The latest meeting of the Cairngorms' planning committee has voted 13-6 in favour of removing the legal requirement for a crofting couple in Newtonmore so they can get a mortgage.”
“withdrawal of up to 2,000 peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo by 30 June”
“full withdrawal of its 20,500-strong force”
“more than 8,000 women raped during fighting in 2009, according to the UN”
“Two members of the committee quit in quick succession during the row.”
“Calls for it to be awarded the Unesco designation have been made in the past, including in 2005 by Green MSP Eleanor Scott.”
“build 355 houses on Stradey Park in Llanelli”
“The Taylor Wimpey application, for the old Llanelli RFC ground, was deferred by Carmarthenshire council on Thursday.”
“The assembly government said it would confirm 'shortly' whether or not it would make a decision on the plans.”
“The plan was due to be discussed by Carmarthenshire council, but that decision was deferred pending a further site visit next month.”
“The decision on whether or not to call in the application will be taken as soon as possible," the assembly government spokesman added.”
“She must get the backing of 33 MPs by 9 June to get on the ballot paper - so far only one is officially backing her, former minister David Lammy.”
“Ms Abbot is the only woman and only ethnic minority MP to stand so far.”
“Harriet Harman is acting leader until the winning contenders is announced in September.”
“Responding to suggestions by Tony Blair's former communications chief that Labour would not last five minutes in power under her leadership, she said: "I say to Alastair Campbell that if the Labour Party continues with his policies, the La…”
“According to the latest update on the Labour Party website, only the Miliband brothers have the required 33 backers.”
“David Miliband, the shadow foreign secretary, is in the lead with 54 MPs supporting his bid.”
“His brother Ed, shadow energy and climate change secretary, has 45 backers.”
“Shadow education secretary Ed Balls has 27 MPs backing him”
“shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has 17”
“left-wing backbencher John McDonnell has the support of six MPs.”
“Candidates must get the backing of five of the party's 57 MPs by 2 June to go through to the ballot.”
“The new deputy will be elected on 9 June.”
“Mr Hughes, 59, was also the Lib Dems' candidate for London mayor in 2004 and has been an MP for 27 years.”
“Mr Cable was elected deputy leader in 2006, defeating former MP Matthew Taylor and current Lib Dem minister David Heath.”
“He became acting leader after the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell in 2007 but opted not to run for the leadership at that time, citing his age as one factor.”
“Panel chairman Peter Funk said he met Economic Development Minister Philip Ozouf and that Mr Ozouf was supportive of such a widening of the scope of the fund.”
