Taoiseach Bertie Ahern officially stepped down
from office last night after tendering his resignation
to Irish president Mary McAleese at her official residence in Dublin.
Gordon Brown's nightmare over the abolition of the 10p tax rate returned to haunt him last night as some of the populist initiatives he plans to roll out to regain the confidence of electors immediately backfired.
Labour's Holyrood leader Wendy Alexander yesterday increased the pace on her new-found enthusiasm for a straight yes or no independence referendum, telling Alex Salmond: "Enough of huff, puff and bluff - bring it on."
London Mayor Boris Johnson marked his first day in office yesterday by appointing a black deputy to work "night and day" on a crime crackdown across the capital.
Gordon Brown yesterday took responsibility for Labour's poll debacle last Thursday, and admitted there were no excuses for what he called "a referendum on Labour".
Alex Salmond is to step up pressure for Scotland to have a bigger share of North Sea oil revenue, having marked the first anniversary of his breakthrough election with a promise that "you haven't seen anything yet" in changing the way Scotland is governed.
Joe Quinn
Labour's Wendy Alexander was not reported to prosecutors over an illegal campaign donation because she had tried to follow the rules, a member of the Electoral
Commission said yesterday.
Analysis: Derek Wyatt, the Kent Labour MP, summed up yesterday’s performance by his party with a short but telling phrase, declaring that the May Day meltdown was “a John Major moment”.
The Scottish National Party is marking the first anniversary of its election to power today, as it hits 45% in an opinion poll - its highest-ever rating and a stunning 14 points ahead of Labour.
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