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11/03/2010
Pay freeze for senior public sector staff 'insulting'
The Government was today accused of "insulting" senior staff in the civil service, NHS and elsewhere in the public sector after the Prime Minister announced a pay freeze under moves to save �3 billion in the next three years.
Gordon Brown stands firm in defence spending row
The Prime Minister insisted again today that all urgent operational requests for equipment for troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq had been met.
Andrew Grice: First skirmish in election battle
A bout of election fever at Westminster today, after confirmation that the Budget will be on March 24, making May 6 even more of a certainty as the general election date.
Brown moves towards 6 May election
A 6 May general election is "practically inevitable" and a "no-brainer", political commentators said today as Gordon Brown confirmed 24 March as Budget day.
Pay freeze for senior civil servants announced
The Prime Minister today announced a pay freeze for thousands of senior civil servants, NHS managers, judiciary and military top brass under moves aimed at saving �3 billion over the next three years.
Johnson threat over tube funds ruling
London Mayor Boris Johnson said today he is considering legal action over a key funding ruling that threatens to derail Underground improvement plans.
Brown moves towards May 6th election
Gordon Brown today used a speech to a City audience to set the stage for a May 6 general election, announcing that the Budget would be held in "two weeks' time" - taking it to March 24.
Brown: Budget to take place in fortnight
Gordon Brown declared today that he had the "character" to lead Britain through to economic recovery as he warned that "ideologically-driven" Tory plans for cuts risked tipping it back into recession.
Brown says budget will be held in two weeks
The Budget will take place in two weeks, Gordon Brown confirmed today as he made a key speech pledging to pull the economy through the "storm" of recession.
PM to urge 'resolve' against economic storm
Gordon Brown will warn today that there are still "substantial risks" facing the economic recovery as he urges the country to hold its nerve.
Belfast celebrates 'final end to decades of strife'
The last piece of devolution to Northern Ireland was slotted into place in Belfast yesterday in a move hailed by Gordon Brown as, "the final end to decades of strife".
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