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'Nasa hacker' case raised in parliament

News On Wednesday, the Conservatives called for the extradition treaty between the UK and the US to be reviewed to avoid injustice to those accused, citing the case of McKinnon as an example. In the debate, Conservative and... [16 Jul 2009]

MPs demand more cash for e-crime battle

News The shadow crime reduction minister also claimed that in the last year a public servant has been disciplined for losing, or abusing access to, personal data every day and said the Conservatives would make it a criminal... [05 Nov 2008]

Blair slams ID cards critics

News But the Conservatives, which have vowed to scrap ID cards if they win the next election, called it a "final act of ineffective and expensive authoritarianism". Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman,... [07 Nov 2006]

ID Cards on Trial: Rebel MPs halve government's majority

News In the end just 20 Labour MPs joined forces with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to oppose the ID card scheme, meaning a few abstentions swung the vote in the government's favour. The 20 Labour MPs who sided with... [29 Jun 2005]

Election '05: High-tech v doorstep canvassing

Comment A few minutes later and it's a case of bundling into a couple of cars and heading back to the campaign office for a bite to eat and to pick up more leaflets for the afternoon deliveries - well over 30,000 will be pushed through... [05 May 2005]

Blair forced to ditch ID card bill

News With the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats signalling they will not budge in their opposition to the ID card bill, the government will instead prioritise its limited legislative time before the election on other bills. [04 Apr 2005]

ID card plans "dead in the water"

News The government's plans for a national ID card look set to be shelved until after a general election because of likely opposition to the bill by Conservatives in the House of Lords. Liberal Democrat MP... [16 Mar 2005]

The RIP Act: What the parties say

News Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have made manifesto pledges to review the legislation, but stop short of promising to scrap the Act altogether. The government has recognised it can't actually do anything... [31 May 2001]

Election special: Blair gives a little under IR35 pressure

News Despite a recent win in the High Court, Labour ministers are still on the defensive following pledges from both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to scrap the unpopular tax in their election manifestos. [29 May 2001]

British political parties get dragged into Web site dispute

News The Conservative Party has also been hit, with URLs similar to its official http://www.conservative-party.org.uk pointing to groups like the Pro-Euro Conservatives. A Liberal Democrat spokesman said:... [14 Nov 1999]

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