Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.
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The Mayor of London is to commission a study of a potential amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital.
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Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.
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Gordon Brown dismisses talk of a summer general election telling the BBC he is “100% focussed” on the economy.
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Ministers agree to release a detailed report into mistakes made by authorities in the case of Baby P to a group of MPs.
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Women who change their names after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the government.
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Weekly round-up of gossip from Westminster.
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The prison population will reach almost 10,000 in 10 years’ time if present trends continue, it is predicted.
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Labour MP Khalid Mahmood is in hospital with kidney problems but is making a good recovery, his office says.
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The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.
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