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Mother of four found living in Britain’s most expensive palace rent-free

It has been revealed that a mother of four and her immigrant Greek partner have been living rent-free at a highly-prestigious address for a total of 57 years.

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Posted: Nov 9th, 2010
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Record pumpkin sales herald the end of the recession, says Osborne

A surge in pumpkin sales, up 4000 per cent on the previous month, could herald the beginning of the end of the recession and the dawn of a new age, according to chancellor George Osborne.

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Posted: Nov 1st, 2010
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Lord Ashcroft to appear on Secret Millionaire

in talks with Lord Paul over who should give away more cashChannel 4′s hit reality show ‘The Secret Millionaire’ is to feature its biggest give-away yet, with the surprise appearance of Conservative Deputy Party Chairman Lord Ashcroft.

In the show, the millionaire benefactor visits an ailing political party and restores it’s fortunes by pumping in millions of pounds. ‘He was amazing’ said Dave, a community worker, ‘he turned up, took a look at the shambles we had got ourselves into and slapped £4 million on the table just like that.’ ‘We just couldn’t believe our luck,’ added George, a trainee project worker, ‘Good old Mr Ashcroft. He’s a real life saver.’

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Posted: Mar 3rd, 2010
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Cameron promises no early ideas after next election

David Cameron has sought to reassure voters that the Conservatives would not introduce any new ideas during their first year, quelling speculation that he might actually be able to achieve something interesting if he wins the election.

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Posted: Feb 1st, 2010
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Osborne denies trying to toughen up his image

George Osborne today denied that his stringent spending announcements at the Conservative party conference were merely an attempt to ‘toughen up’ his image.

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Posted: Oct 7th, 2009
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