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Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:22:05 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11193304 The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year's election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11193304 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:35:19 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11181833 Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11181833 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:01:49 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11191473 Allegations surrounding Andy Coulson and phone hacking at the News of the World are being "recycled", a senior Cabinet minister says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11191473 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:56:08 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11191479 Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11191479 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:12:49 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11192034 Foreign Secretary William Hague says he and his wife have received "huge public support" since making a frank statement about their private life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11192034 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:36:12 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11190527 Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11190527 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:35:15 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11186771 A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11186771 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11187320 Four men are arrested after eggs and shoes are thrown at former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a book signing in Dublin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11187320 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:41:51 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-11182225 Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11182225 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:41:31 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11185576 A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11185576 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:44:57 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-10697651 A rundown of the five candidates in the race to be the next Labour leader. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10697651 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:05:32 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8742092.stm All the action and expert analysis as the Labour leadership hopefuls went head-to-head on BBC's Newsnight. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8742092.stm Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:58:34 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-10518842 New Labour was the dominant political force in the UK for more than a decade, but even its biggest devotees proclaim it over. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10518842 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:48:51 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8444558.stm What are the rules for electing a new Labour Party leader? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8444558.stm Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:23:29 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11191808 Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11191808 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:44:08 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11174826 Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha show off their baby daughter, Florence, for the first time on the steps of Number 10. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11174826 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:18:17 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11181097 Up to 100 jobs could be at risk in the arts sector because of cuts by the Department of Culture, Arts and Lesiure, the NI Arts Council says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11181097 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45:25 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8107000/8107911.stm A tour of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8107000/8107911.stm Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:10:40 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11188977 Scotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11188977 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:47:44 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136663.stm BBC Democracy Live takes you on a tour of the Scottish Parliament. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8136000/8136663.stm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:21 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11193407 Some community identities in Wales may be "wiped clean" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11193407 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:21:39 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8052000/8052008.stm A guide to the National Assembly for Wales. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8052000/8052008.stm Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:03:47 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10605785 Politics blogs: English regions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10605785 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:17:02 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8044401.stm UK political websites http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8044401.stm Wed, 13 May 2009 16:40:40 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11187486 Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11187486 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:39:08 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11176615 David and Samantha Cameron have introduced their new daughter, Florence, on the steps of 10 Downing Street. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11176615 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:29:56 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11191127 General Sir Richard Dannatt has accused Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11191127 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:19:54 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11174778 Defence Secretary Liam Fox has ruled out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation and efforts to save money. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11174778 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36:39 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11185420 Tony Blair has described radical Islam as the greatest threat facing the world in a BBC World Service interview. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11185420 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:51:38 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11180062 Former politician Sir Cyril Smith has died at the age of 82. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11180062 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:16:55 GMT http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8966000/8966362.stm John Prescott says he will seek a judicial review if the Met fail to answer questions over alleged News of the World phone hacking http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8966000/8966362.stm Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:36:45 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11173437 A controversial lottery system for secondary school places in Brighton failed in one of its key aims, to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11173437 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:28:27 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11170954 The spending review's political arm-wrestling contest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11170954 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:56:48 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11180366 The career of veteran Liberal politician Cyril Smith http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11180366 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:32:41 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11180861 Candidates set out stalls at UKIP conference http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11180861 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:56 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11149803 How Barbara Castle triumphed in a male dominated political world http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11149803 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:38:11 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11165381 What do special advisers to ministers, known as "spads", do? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11165381 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:14 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11145100 The personalities and policies behind the Labour contest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11145100 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:30:37 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11150085 What do the five candidates stand for? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11150085 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:54:12 GMT