LONDON (AFP) - Former foreign secretary David Miliband is favourite to become next leader of the Labour party, according to a poll out Friday, which gave him a clear lead over his closest rival -- his brother.
LONDON (AFP) - Three former Labour MPs and a Tory peer accused of dishonestly claiming parliamentary expenses on Friday lost their appeal over a ruling that they are not protected from prosecution by parliamentary privilege.
A comprehensive shake-up of the welfare system which would see Labour's tax credits potentially replaced by a 'universal benefit' is being outlined today.
Defence secretary Liam Fox faces being forced to make sweeping cuts to conventional forces after the Treasury repeated its refusal to pay for Britain's nuclear deterrent from its own coffers.
