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14:52 Paul Cotterill blog: Evidence shows Labour’s decision to means-test WFA will hit poorerpensioners too News
Blog | Liberal Conspiracy
Sunny says that a key argument being deployed in favour of keeping universal winter fuel allowance, by the likes of Peter Hain is specious. But there is evidence that to support the claim that it won'... Continue to article
- = Key Development Monday 3rd June
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13:18 Ed Balls: Labour will have to make more tough spending pledges On air
On Air | Ed Balls MP | Shadow Chancellor | World at One, BBC Radio 4
Ed Balls said Labour would need to set out more spending cuts in the run-up to the 2015 election, after announcing today that he would scrap universal winter fuel payments. “To safeguard this for 95% of pensioners on middle and lower inc... Continue to article
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12:50 Peter Hain: Labour should not touch universal benefits On air
On Air | Peter Hain MP | Labour MP | BBC News
Peter Hain criticised the Labour leadership’s proposal to remove the winter fuel allowance from the wealthiest pensioners. “Once you dismantle universal benefits like the winter fuel allowance – and there’s not many of them left any more... Continue to article
- = Key Development Saturday 18th May
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07:10 Independent: The next coalition? Why Ed Miliband needs to get Nick Clegg's number News
News | The Independent
Former minister Peter Hain – a close ally of the Labour leader – tells Andrew Grice that his party must start making overtures to the Lib Dems Continue to article
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11:25 Peter Hain: I'm pretty sure the Tories can't win the next election On air
On Air | Peter Hain MP | Labour MP | The Week In Westminster, BBC Radio 4
Peter Hain said he was "pretty sure" the Conservatives could not win the next election. "We’re not afraid of a referendum, we’re the only party that’s ever called a referendum. I’m pretty sure that the Conservatives cannot win the next g... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 1st May
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17:20 Peter Hain: Aid decision was rushed out before local elections On air
On Air | Peter Hain MP | Labour MP | PM, Radio 4
Peter Hain said that the Government had “rushed out” its decision to stop giving aid to South Africa ahead of this week’s local elections. “Yes it will [be missed in South Africa]. It’s [the aid budget to South Africa] actually halved si... Continue to article
- = Key Development Wednesday 24th April
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08:29 Peter Hain: South Africa's leaders must clean up their act On air
On Air | Peter Hain MP | Labour MP | Radio 5Live
Peter Hain said South Africa had not made enough progress since the struggle against apartheid. "The ANC inherited a tremendous legacy from apartheid of deep, deep, bitter social division, of massive poverty and homelessness and a delibe... Continue to article
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10:20 Story (12 links): Ed Miliband mulls reshuffle
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Labour leader Ed Miliband may be forced into a shadow cabinet reshuffle after Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain announced his intention to leave front line politics.
The former cabinet minister has said he wants to leave "on a high" after Labour's strong gains in the local elections.
The Sunday Times reports that Mr Miliband had been considering a reshuffle after the local elections but delayed as the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt remained in the media spotlight over the BSkyB bid.
New polling suggests former Liberal Democrat voters switching to Labour could help give Ed Miliband an outright majority at the next election.
A YouGov survey for the Fabian Society found that 75% of "converts" to Labour previously voted for Nick Clegg's party, while 18% were former Tory voters.
The Labour leader had another boost with an approval rating poll for the Sunday Times putting him six points ahead of David Cameron. -
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08:30 Story (1 links): £300k bill for Hain contempt case
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The decision to take former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain to court could leave the taxpayer facing a £300,000 legal bill. Mr Hain will learn on Tuesday more details about the contempt charge against him, surrounding criticisms he made about Lord Justice Paul Girvan in his autobiography Outside In.
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08:30 Story (1 links): £300k bill for Hain contempt case
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The decision to take former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain to court could leave the taxpayer facing a £300,000 legal bill. Mr Hain will learn on Tuesday more details about the contempt charge against him, surrounding criticisms he made about Lord Justice Paul Girvan in his autobiography Outside In.
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13/05/2012 in Labour Party
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Ed Miliband mulls reshuffle
Labour leader Ed Miliband may be forced into a shadow cabinet reshuffle after Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain announced his intention to leave front line politics.
The former cabinet minister has said he wants to leave "on a high" after Labour's strong gains in the local elections.
The Sunday Times reports that Mr Miliband had been considering a reshuffle after the local elections but delayed as the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt remained in the media spotlight over the BSkyB bid.
New polling suggests former Liberal Democrat voters switching to Labour could help give Ed Miliband an outright majority at the next election.
A YouGov survey for the Fabian Society found that 75% of "converts" to Labour previously voted for Nick Clegg's party, while 18% were former Tory voters.
The Labour leader had another boost with an approval rating poll for the Sunday Times putting him six points ahead of David Cameron.
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22/04/2012 in Labour Party
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£300k bill for Hain contempt case
The decision to take former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain to court could leave the taxpayer facing a £300,000 legal bill. Mr Hain will learn on Tuesday more details about the contempt charge against him, surrounding criticisms he made about Lord Justice Paul Girvan in his autobiography Outside In.
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30/11/2011 in Media/Phone hacking
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Hain meets with police over phone hacking
Peter Hain has met with the Metropolitan Police regarding an investigation into the alleged hacking of his official and personal computers during his time as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Mr Hain's office have released a statement confirmed that the Shadow Welsh Secretary has "instructed the lawyer Charlotte Harris of Mishcon de Reya to act on his behalf".
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23/04/2012 in Law, Justice & Prisons
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Straw’s defence to be paid by taxpayer
Taxpayers will cover the legal costs of former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw should he face a court case over the rendition of terror suspects. Libyan military commander Abdelhakim Belhaj plans to sue Mr Straw over suspected British involvement in events leading to his torture by Muammar Gaddafi's regime. Separately, the Daily Mail reports that a contempt of court case against Peter Hain to court could cost the taxpayer £300,000.
The Conservatives could have avoided coalition with the Liberal Democrats if the proposed boundary changes to constituencies were in place at the 2010 election. The analysis by the Guardian comes as the Boundary Commission for Wales publishes it's planned alterations; the number of Welsh MPs will be cut from 40 to 30 and every constituency re-drawn. Peter Hain, the Shadow Welsh Secretary, called the cut in numbers "diabolical", while Plaid Cymru also opposed the cut.
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29/11/2011 in Wales
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Hain's computer 'hacked'
Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has been told by police that during his tenure as Northern Ireland Secretary his personal computer might have been hacked. According to the Guardian, officers working as part of Operation Tuleta have told Hain that files were likely to have been accessed by private detectives, possibly working for News International.
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