Tory deputy leader Michael Ancram today joined criticism of the BBC for screening the controversial Jerry Springer musical.

Tony Blair is coming under mounting pressure to authorise an independent inquiry into the Iraqi dossiers affair after a trans-Atlantic split opened up over crucial intelligence.

THE British Conservative Party yesterday released a confidential Commonwealth report into human rights abuses in Zimbabwe in an effort to put new pressure on President Robert Mugabe and bring an end to his regime.

Tony Blair says he faces a 10-day deadline for deciding whether or not to call a general election on May 3.

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson was under mounting pressure to quit last night after admitting he asked a fellow minister whether a £1m Millennium Dome donor’s passport application could be reconsidered.