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Conservative chairman Grant Shapps. Photograph: Getty Images.
Grant Shapps's woes grow as he faces investigation
By George Eaton - 05 October 8:57

Tory chairman accused of misleading the public with false name will be investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority.

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Former shadow home secretary and Conservative MP David Davis.
Quote of the Day
By New Statesman - 05 October 7:25

David Davis on Andrew Mitchell.

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Conservative cabinet ministers at last year's conference in Manchester.
How many actual Tories will there be at the Conservative conference?
By Rafael Behr - 04 October 14:20

Andrew Mitchell has his own reasons for staying away, but plenty of other Tories see little purpose in attending.

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Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell. Photograph: Getty Images.
Andrew Mitchell pulls out of Conservative conference
By George Eaton - 04 October 9:51

Chief whip, accused of calling police "plebs", did not want to be a "distraction".

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A Virgin train passes along the West Coast mainline route near Abington.
A railway omnishambles proves Miliband's point
By George Eaton - 03 October 7:55

West Coast rail contract scrapped after "significant flaws" in the bidding process.

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Conservative donor and former deputy party chairman Lord Ashcroft.
Lord Ashcroft attacks Conservative poster as "juvenile"
By George Eaton - 01 October 10:33

Tory donor denounces anti-Labour poster as a "silly stunt".

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Guido Westerwelle with Angela Merkel. Photograph: Getty Images.
In Europe, liberals always dine with conservatives
By James Dawson - 28 September 15:21

The Lib Dems' sister parties have long-standing alliances with the right.

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David Cameron on the David Letterman show.
Cameron fails citizenship test on David Letterman show
By George Eaton - 27 September 7:33

Prime Minister left red-faced after he fails to give the English for Magna Carta.

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Mayor of London Boris Johnson. Photograph: Getty Images.
Boris kicks Andrew Mitchell while he's down
By George Eaton - 25 September 15:00

Police were right to threaten the Chief Whip with arrest for swearing, says the Mayor of London.

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Business Secretary Vince Cable. Photograph: Getty Images.
Why the Lib Dems shouldn't enjoy Tory retoxification too much
By Rafael Behr - 25 September 11:02

Lib Dem ministers are in danger of looking like helpless passengers in a right-wing government.

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