Cameron joins by-election scrum

David Cameron is set to enter the fray for the first time in the hotly-contested Eastleigh by-election battle.

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Miliband heads to Cameron country

The Labour leader went electioneering in Witney today - Ed Miliband in the heart of David Cameron's constituency. It's ahead of next week's county council elections.

In Oxfordshire, out of more than 70 councillors, just 9 are Labour. But Mr Miliband's message was: there mustn't be any no-go areas for his party. Phil Hornby reports.

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David Cameron: Thatcher overcame great challenges

David Cameron has paid tribute to Baroness Thatcher as he opened proceedings on a special debate in the House of Commons.

The prime minister said: “In the long history of this Parliament, Margaret Thatcher was our first and so far our only woman prime minister…

“She defined and she overcame the great challenges of her age, and it is right that Parliament has been recalled to mark our respect.”

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Prime Minister David Cameron led the tributes to Baroness Thatcher in the House of Commons today. Credit: ITV News

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Veterans to receive Arctic Convoy medals today

Prime Minister David Cameron will present the first Arctic Star medals and Bomber Command Clasps at Downing Street today.

Artist's impression of the new Arctic medal Credit: MOD

Up to 250,000 veterans, and the families of those who died, are eligible to receive the new awards.

It comes after David Cameron's announcement in December that he was accepting the recommendations of a review of military decorations.

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