Politics: News

Exclusive: easyJet grounds in-flight magazine after Holocaust gaffe

Airline U-turn follows Holocaust Memorial fashion shoot

Belgian prime minister and British peer given top EU jobs

Presidency is won by Belgian leader Herman Van Rompuy as Baroness Ashton becomes foreign minister

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Sleaze watchdog chairman resigns over expenses claims

Tory MP David Curry stands down after claiming £30,000 for a second home he rarely uses

Harman to be prosecuted over car accident

Deputy Labour leader charged over crash in which she allegedly used her mobile phone

Police head warns officers would resign over Tory plans

Sir Hugh Orde says directly-elected commissioners would undermine police independence

Six MPs and peers face criminal charges over expenses

Detectives expected to pass files on to the Crown Prosecution Service within weeks

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Karzai sworn in as Afghan president

President sworn in for second five-year term amid intense concern over corruption

Brown criticised over expenses reform

Sir Christopher Kelly says he was "disappointed" the Queen's Speech excluded expenses legislation

EU leaders meet to select president

France and Germany unite behind Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy

Queen's Speech draws election battle lines

Final legislative package before election focuses on economic recovery, pensioners and education