Policing isn’t a numbers games, insists James Brokenshire, as police officer numbers fall to 2001 levels
James Brokenshire is a Home Office Minister.
Philip Hammond defends Cameron from claims he had inappropriate discussions with News Intl about BSkyB bid
Piers Morgan accuses Louise Mensch MP of “blatant lies” after she had accused him of admitting phone hacking
Piers Morgan and Louise Mensch MP clash on CNN after Mrs Mensch refused to repeat allegations she had made about… Read more »
Answering question from Dennis Skinner, Cameron denies any “inappropriate conversations” with News Intl about BSkyB bid
On BBC2’s Daily Politics, Tim Montgomerie and Kevin Maguire discuss Cameron’s performance on Hacking
Tory MPs cheer Cameron as he toughens his rhetoric on Andy Coulson
> Full text of what the PM said.
David Cameron explains why he is in Africa
Liam Fox talks to Channel 4 News about changes to the number of regular and reservist troops
David Cameron: The Police inquiry “must go wherever the evidence leads”
Theresa May on Sir Paul Stephenson’s resignation: “I sincerely regret that he has taken this decision”
James Arbuthnot says British troops were sent to Afghanistan without proper resources or proper plan
> More on the Defence Select Committee report on Afghanistan here.
John Whittingdale tells Andrew Marr that the Murdochs might have been jailed if they hadn’t agreed to answer MPs’ questions
Andrew Mitchell describes the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Horn of Africa
> Click to give to the Emergency Appeal. > ToryDiary report on Britain's assistance to the region.