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1,200 | Labour battle plan 'hides Blair' | The Tories have accused Tony Blair of being "terrified" of scrutiny after Labour unveiled details of how it will fight the next general election. In a break with tradition, the party will ditch the leader's battle bus and daily press briefings in Westminster. Instead Mr Blair will travel to key cities and marginal se... | politics | The Tories have accused Tony Blair of being" terrified" of scrutiny after Labour unveiled details of how it will fight the next general election. In a break _____ tradition, the party will ditch the leader' s battle bus and daily press briefings in Westminster. Instead Mr Blair will travel to key cities and marginal s... | ['from', 'against', 'within', 'with', 'down'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1200[/INST] Passage : The Tories have accused Tony Blair of being" terrified" of scrutiny after Labour unveiled details of how it will fight the next general election. In a break _____ tradition, the party will ditch the leader' s battle bus and daily press briefings in... |
1,201 | Campbell returns to election team | Ex-Downing Street media chief Alastair Campbell will return to the fold to strengthen Labour's general election campaign, the party has confirmed. Mr Campbell has consistently made public his keenness to play a part in the poll, expected in May. Both Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and Deputy Prime Minister John Presc... | politics | Ex-Downing Street media chief Alastair Campbell will return to the fold to strengthen Labour' s general election campaign, the party has confirmed. Mr Campbell has consistently made public his keenness to play a part in the poll, expected in May. Both Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and Deputy Prime Minister John Presc... | ['leader', 'Prime', 'president', 'founder', 'rival'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1201[/INST] Passage : Ex-Downing Street media chief Alastair Campbell will return to the fold to strengthen Labour' s general election campaign, the party has confirmed. Mr Campbell has consistently made public his keenness to play a part in the poll, expected in May. B... |
1,202 | Conservative MP defects to Labour | A Conservative MP and former minister has defected to Labour. Robert Jackson, 58, MP for Wantage in Oxfordshire, said he was disillusioned with the party's leadership and its "dangerous" views on Europe. Prime Minister Tony Blair declared himself "delighted", saying Mr Jackson would be warmly welcomed by Labour MPs. ... | politics | A Conservative MP and former minister has defected to Labour. Robert Jackson, 58, MP for Wantage in Oxfordshire, said he was disillusioned with the party' s leadership and its" dangerous" views on Europe. Prime Minister Tony Blair declared himself" delighted", saying Mr Jackson would be warmly welcomed by Labour MPs. ... | ['issue', 'war', 'uprising', 'attack', 'affair'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1202[/INST] Passage : A Conservative MP and former minister has defected to Labour. Robert Jackson, 58, MP for Wantage in Oxfordshire, said he was disillusioned with the party' s leadership and its" dangerous" views on Europe. Prime Minister Tony Blair declared himself"... |
1,203 | Tory 'stalking horse' Meyer dies | Sir Anthony Meyer, the Tory backbencher who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership in 1989, has died. He was 84, had been suffering from cancer for many months, and died at his London home. That failed "stalking horse" leadership challenge made it easier for Michael Heseltine to mount his own bid. That... | politics | Sir Anthony Meyer, the Tory backbencher who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership in 1989, has died. He was 84, had been suffering from cancer for many months, and died at his London home. That failed" stalking horse" leadership challenge made it easier for Michael Heseltine to mount his own bid. That ... | ['rest', 'Wait', 'have', 'retire', 'wait'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1203[/INST] Passage : Sir Anthony Meyer, the Tory backbencher who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership in 1989, has died. He was 84, had been suffering from cancer for many months, and died at his London home. That failed" stalking horse" leadership cha... |
1,204 | UK youth 'interested' in politics | The majority of young people are interested in politics, holding "strong opinions" on policies and have a "keen appetite" for direct action. Research undertaken for voting watchdog the Electoral Commission suggests 81% of 16 to 20-year-olds feel strongly about issues like crime and education. The survey findings are ... | politics | The majority of young people are interested in politics, holding" strong opinions" on policies and have a" keen appetite" for direct action. Research undertaken for voting watchdog the Electoral Commission suggests 81 % of 16 to 20-year-olds feel strongly about issues like crime and education. The survey findings are ... | ['currently', 'include', 'already', 'are', 'previously'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1204[/INST] Passage : The majority of young people are interested in politics, holding" strong opinions" on policies and have a" keen appetite" for direct action. Research undertaken for voting watchdog the Electoral Commission suggests 81 % of 16 to 20-year-olds feel s... |
1,205 | MPs issued with Blackberry threat | MPs will be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 handheld computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails. The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastair Campbell used his to accidentally send an expletive-laden message to ... | politics | MPs will be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 _____held computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails. The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastair Campbell used his to accidentally send an expletive-laden message to ... | ['which', 'formerly', 'specially', 'hand', 'tightly'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1205[/INST] Passage : MPs will be thrown out of the Commons if they use Blackberries in the chamber Speaker Michael Martin has ruled. The £200 _____held computers can be used as a phone, pager or to send e-mails. The devices gained new prominence this week after Alastai... |
1,206 | Talks aim to avert pension strike | Talks aimed at averting a series of national strikes over pensions reforms will take place this weekend. Five public sector unions will hold private talks with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at Labour's spring conference in Gateshead. They want the government to withdraw regulations - due to be introduced in wee... | politics | Talks aimed at averting a series of national strikes over pensions reforms will take place this weekend. Five public sector unions will hold private talks with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at Labour' s spring conference in Gateshead. They want the government to withdraw regulations-due to be introduced in weeks... | ['trades', 'partner', 'service', 'credit', 'sector'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1206[/INST] Passage : Talks aimed at averting a series of national strikes over pensions reforms will take place this weekend. Five public sector unions will hold private talks with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at Labour' s spring conference in Gateshead. They wa... |
1,207 | Stalemate in pension strike talks | Talks aimed at averting national strikes over pension reforms have ended without agreement after 90 minutes. Five public sector unions met Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at the Labour spring conference in Gateshead. They want the government to withdraw regulations - due to be introduced in weeks - which would ra... | politics | Talks aimed at averting national strikes over pension reforms have ended without agreement after 90 minutes. Five public sector unions met Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at the Labour spring conference in Gateshead. They want the government to withdraw regulations-due to be introduced in weeks-which would raise t... | ['relief', 'strike', 'striking', 'million', 'Latvian'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1207[/INST] Passage : Talks aimed at averting national strikes over pension reforms have ended without agreement after 90 minutes. Five public sector unions met Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott at the Labour spring conference in Gateshead. They want the government to... |
1,208 | Parties warned over 'grey vote' | Political parties cannot afford to take older UK voters for granted in the coming election, says Age Concern. A survey for the charity suggests 69% of over-55s say they always vote in a general election compared with just 17% of 18 to 24 year olds. Charity boss Gordon Lishman said if a "decisive blow" was struck at t... | politics | Political parties cannot afford to take older UK voters for granted in the coming election, says Age Concern. A survey for the charity suggests 69 % of over-55s say they always vote in a general election compared with just 17 % of 18 to 24 year olds. Charity boss Gordon Lishman said if a" decisive blow" was struck at ... | ['with', 'for', 'putting', 'awaiting', 'when'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1208[/INST] Passage : Political parties cannot afford to take older UK voters for granted in the coming election, says Age Concern. A survey for the charity suggests 69 % of over-55s say they always vote in a general election compared with just 17 % of 18 to 24 year old... |
1,209 | Blair to face trust issue head on | Tony Blair says he will be facing the issue of trust and his own integrity head on during the election campaign. During a question and answer session with first-time voters on Five News, Mr Blair said he had no option but to "confront it" by talking to people. He also dismissed claims government plans to get 50% of y... | politics | Tony Blair says he will be facing the issue of trust and his own integrity head on during the election campaign. During a question and answer session with first-time voters on Five News, Mr Blair said he had no option but to" confront it" by talking to people. He also dismissed claims government plans to get 50 % of y... | ['raise', 'voiced', 'made', 'introduced', 'faced'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1209[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair says he will be facing the issue of trust and his own integrity head on during the election campaign. During a question and answer session with first-time voters on Five News, Mr Blair said he had no option but to" confront it" by talkin... |
1,210 | CSA chief who 'quit' still in job | The head of the "failing" Child Support Agency widely reported to have resigned three months ago is still at the helm of the troubled organisation. Doug Smith's departure was announced by Work Secretary Alan Johnson on 17 November as MPs grilled him over the agency's poor performance. His "resignation" was referred t... | politics | The head of the" failing" Child Support Agency widely reported to have resigned three months ago is still at the helm of the troubled organisation. Doug Smith' s departure was announced by Work Secretary Alan _____ on 17 November as MPs grilled him over the agency' s poor performance. His" resignation" was referred to... | ['Walker', 'Cameron', 'Johnson', 'Thompson', 'Davies'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1210[/INST] Passage : The head of the" failing" Child Support Agency widely reported to have resigned three months ago is still at the helm of the troubled organisation. Doug Smith' s departure was announced by Work Secretary Alan _____ on 17 November as MPs grilled him... |
1,211 | Blair moves to woo Jewish voters | Tony Blair has pledged to "never, ever, ever" attack Tory leader Michael Howard over his Jewish beliefs. The prime minister told the Jewish Chronicle: "If you look at what I do, I attack Michael Howard politically." Mr Blair also distanced himself from recent Labour campaign posters featuring Mr Howard, which critics... | politics | Tony Blair has pledged to" never, ever, ever" attack Tory leader Michael Howard over his Jewish beliefs. The prime minister told the Jewish Chronicle :" If you look at what I do, I attack Michael Howard politically." Mr Blair also distanced himself from recent Labour campaign posters featuring Mr Howard, which critics... | ['stayed', 'remained', 'found', 'always', 'been'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1211[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has pledged to" never, ever, ever" attack Tory leader Michael Howard over his Jewish beliefs. The prime minister told the Jewish Chronicle :" If you look at what I do, I attack Michael Howard politically." Mr Blair also distanced himself... |
1,212 | Parties' plans for council tax | Anger at council tax rises spilled over into mass protests in 2003, when the average English bill rose 12.9%. Pensioners' protests spread - some marched, others simply refused to pay the increase. Some, such as 83-year-old Elizabeth Winkfield, said they would rather go to jail. The Audit Commission found the whole lo... | politics | Anger at council tax rises spilled over into mass protests in 2003, when the average English bill rose 12. 9 %. Pensioners' protests spread-some marched, others simply refused to pay the increase. Some, such as 83-year-old Elizabeth Winkfield, said they would rather go to jail. The Audit Commission found the whole loc... | ['protesters', 'activists', 'organizers', 'They', 'they'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1212[/INST] Passage : Anger at council tax rises spilled over into mass protests in 2003, when the average English bill rose 12. 9 %. Pensioners' protests spread-some marched, others simply refused to pay the increase. Some, such as 83-year-old Elizabeth Winkfield, said... |
1,213 | Labour in constituency race row | Labour's choice of a white candidate for one of the UK's most multi-racial seats proves the need for all-black short lists, says a race group. Local councillor Lyn Brown was selected for West Ham, east London, in a contest between two white and five ethnic minority women. An Operation Black Vote spokesman said they n... | politics | Labour' s choice of a white candidate for one of the UK' s most multi-racial seats proves the need for all-black short lists, says a race group. Local councillor Lyn Brown was selected for West Ham, _____ London, in a contest between two white and five ethnic minority women. An Operation Black Vote spokesman said they... | ['central', 'outside', 'North', 'southwest', 'east'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1213[/INST] Passage : Labour' s choice of a white candidate for one of the UK' s most multi-racial seats proves the need for all-black short lists, says a race group. Local councillor Lyn Brown was selected for West Ham, _____ London, in a contest between two white and ... |
1,214 | MPs tout Lords replacement plan | A group of MPs has tried to raise the pressure on Tony Blair over reform to the House of Lords by publishing a detailed blueprint for change. The cross-party group has unveiled a draft bill proposing a smaller second chamber in which 70% of members would be elected. MPs and peers have failed to agree on reform since ... | politics | A group of MPs has tried to raise the pressure on Tony Blair over reform to the House of Lords by publishing a detailed blueprint for change. The cross-party group has unveiled a draft bill proposing a smaller _____ chamber in which 70 % of members would be elected. MPs and peers have failed to agree on reform since 1... | ['third', 'Senate', 'executive', 'single', 'second'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1214[/INST] Passage : A group of MPs has tried to raise the pressure on Tony Blair over reform to the House of Lords by publishing a detailed blueprint for change. The cross-party group has unveiled a draft bill proposing a smaller _____ chamber in which 70 % of members... |
1,215 | Hague's six-figure earnings shown | The rewards of leaving front-bench politics are shown in the latest annual register of members' interests. The register shows former Tory leader William Hague earning up to £820,000 on top of his MPs' salary, much of it from speaking fees. His former shadow chancellor Michael Portillo makes up to £560,000 a year - pa... | politics | The rewards of leaving front-bench politics are shown in the latest annual register of members' interests. The register shows former Tory leader William Hague earning up to £820, 000 on top of his MPs' salary, much of it from speaking fees. His former shadow chancellor Michael Portillo makes up to £560, 000 a year-par... | ['executive', 'resident', 'political', 'permanent', 'commissioned'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1215[/INST] Passage : The rewards of leaving front-bench politics are shown in the latest annual register of members' interests. The register shows former Tory leader William Hague earning up to £820, 000 on top of his MPs' salary, much of it from speaking fees. His for... |
1,216 | Schools to take part in mock poll | Record numbers of schools across the UK are to take part in a mock general election backed by the government. Some 600 schools have already signed up for the Y Vote Mock Elections 2005 run by the Hansard Society and aimed at boosting interest in politics. Pupils in the schools taking part will learn the skills of spe... | politics | Record numbers of schools across the UK are to take part in a mock general election backed by the government. Some 600 schools have already signed up for the Y Vote Mock Elections 2005 run by the Hansard Society and aimed at boosting interest in politics. Pupils in the schools taking part will learn the skills of spee... | ['list', 'number', 'three', 'manifest', 'final'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1216[/INST] Passage : Record numbers of schools across the UK are to take part in a mock general election backed by the government. Some 600 schools have already signed up for the Y Vote Mock Elections 2005 run by the Hansard Society and aimed at boosting interest in po... |
1,217 | Parties build up poll war chests | The Labour Party received more than £5m in donations in the final quarter of 2004, new figures show. This is nearly half of the £11,724,929 received by 16 political parties listed by the Electoral Commission. The Conservatives were in second place with donations totalling £4,610,849, while the Liberal Democrats recei... | politics | The Labour Party received more than £5m in donations in the final quarter of 2004, new figures show. This is nearly half of the £11, 724, 929 received by 16 political parties listed by the Electoral Commission. The Conservatives were in second place with donations totalling £4, 610, 849, while the Liberal Democrats re... | ['well', 'pulled', 'brought', 'gathered', 'scaled'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1217[/INST] Passage : The Labour Party received more than £5m in donations in the final quarter of 2004, new figures show. This is nearly half of the £11, 724, 929 received by 16 political parties listed by the Electoral Commission. The Conservatives were in second plac... |
1,218 | Kennedy predicts bigger turnout | Voters' "pent up passion" could confound predictions of a low turnout in the coming general election, Charles Kennedy has said. The Liberal Democrat leader predicted concerns over Iraq and other international and domestic issue would express themselves during the campaign. His comments come as an inquiry looks at how... | politics | Voters'" pent up passion" could confound predictions of a low turnout in the coming general election, Charles Kennedy has said. The Liberal Democrat leader predicted concerns over Iraq and other international and domestic issue would express themselves during the campaign. His comments come as an inquiry looks at how ... | ['participation', 'interest', 'loyalty', 'literacy', 'turnout'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1218[/INST] Passage : Voters'" pent up passion" could confound predictions of a low turnout in the coming general election, Charles Kennedy has said. The Liberal Democrat leader predicted concerns over Iraq and other international and domestic issue would express themse... |
1,219 | Iraq advice claim sparks new row | The Tories say ministers must respond in Parliament to claims that the legal advice used to justify the Iraq war was drawn up at Number 10. Downing Street has denied the claims, made in a new book about the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith's advice. Lord Goldsmith also denied them, saying he was not "leaned on" in any... | politics | The Tories say ministers must respond in Parliament to claims that the legal advice used to justify the Iraq war was drawn up at Number 10. Downing Street has denied the claims, made in a new book about the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith' s advice. Lord Goldsmith also denied them, saying he was not" leaned on" in any... | ['Scottish', 'Labour', 'Northern', 'Liberal', 'Black'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1219[/INST] Passage : The Tories say ministers must respond in Parliament to claims that the legal advice used to justify the Iraq war was drawn up at Number 10. Downing Street has denied the claims, made in a new book about the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith' s advice... |
1,220 | UKIP could sue Veritas defectors | The UK Independence Party could take legal action to unseat two London Assembly members who defected to Robert Kilroy Silk's Veritas Party. Damian Hockney, now Veritas deputy leader, and Peter Hulme-Cross were elected in 2004 on the list system. The party argues the pair should give up their seats as they won them as... | politics | The UK Independence Party could take legal action to unseat two London Assembly members who defected to Robert Kilroy Silk' s Veritas Party. Damian Hockney, now Veritas deputy leader, and Peter Hulme-Cross were elected in 2004 on the list system. The party argues the pair should give up their seats as they won them as... | ['political', 'legal', 'list', 'protection', 'representation'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1220[/INST] Passage : The UK Independence Party could take legal action to unseat two London Assembly members who defected to Robert Kilroy Silk' s Veritas Party. Damian Hockney, now Veritas deputy leader, and Peter Hulme-Cross were elected in 2004 on the list system. T... |
1,221 | Prime minister's questions | So who, if anyone, is playing politics with the security of the nation? Michael Howard has no doubt it is the prime minister who, he claims, is "ramming" through Parliament the controversial new anti-terror measures without proper debate. He didn't say so, but the Tories believe the prime minister is playing the fear... | politics | So who, if anyone, is playing politics with the security of the nation ? Michael Howard has no doubt it is the prime minister who, he claims, is" ramming" through Parliament the controversial new anti-terror measures without proper debate. He didn' t say so, but the Tories believe the prime minister is playing the fea... | ['build', 'push', 'lead', 'run', 'runs'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1221[/INST] Passage : So who, if anyone, is playing politics with the security of the nation ? Michael Howard has no doubt it is the prime minister who, he claims, is" ramming" through Parliament the controversial new anti-terror measures without proper debate. He didn'... |
1,222 | Goldsmith denies war advice claim | The attorney general has denied his statement to Parliament about the legality of the Iraq war was drafted by Downing Street officials. Lord Goldsmith said Lord Falconer and Baroness Morgan played no part in drafting the answer. He added the answer represented his view that the war was legal, but was not a summary of... | politics | The attorney general has denied his statement to Parliament about the legality of the Iraq war was drafted by Downing Street officials. Lord Goldsmith said Lord Falconer and Baroness Morgan played no part in drafting the answer. He added the answer represented his view that the war was legal, but was not a summary of ... | ['summary', 'reflection', 'defence', 'survey', 'interpretation'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1222[/INST] Passage : The attorney general has denied his statement to Parliament about the legality of the Iraq war was drafted by Downing Street officials. Lord Goldsmith said Lord Falconer and Baroness Morgan played no part in drafting the answer. He added the answer... |
1,223 | Goldsmith: 'I was not leant on' | The attorney general has again denied being "leant on" by Downing Street to make the legal case for invading Iraq. Claims a written answer on the legality of the war was drafted by Downing Street were "wholly unfounded," he insisted during stormy Lords exchanges. Lord Goldsmith said the answer represented his "genuin... | politics | The attorney general has again denied being" leant on" by Downing Street to make the legal case for invading Iraq. Claims a written answer on the legality of the war was drafted by Downing Street were" wholly unfounded," he insisted during stormy Lords exchanges. Lord Goldsmith said the answer represented his" genuine... | ['officials', 'representatives', 'attorneys', 'friends', 'advisors'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1223[/INST] Passage : The attorney general has again denied being" leant on" by Downing Street to make the legal case for invading Iraq. Claims a written answer on the legality of the war was drafted by Downing Street were" wholly unfounded," he insisted during stormy L... |
1,224 | Tory expert denies defeat warning | The Conservatives' campaign director has denied a report claiming he warned Michael Howard the party could not win the next general election. The Times on Monday said Australian Lynton Crosby told the party leader to focus on trying to increase the Tories' Commons presence by 25 to 30 seats. But Mr Crosby said in a s... | politics | The Conservatives' campaign director has denied a report claiming he warned Michael Howard the party could not win the next general election. The Times on Monday said Australian Lynton Crosby told the party leader to focus on trying to increase the Tories' Commons presence by 25 to 30 seats. But Mr Crosby said in a st... | ['consumption', 'trade', 'controls', 'immigration', 'industry'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1224[/INST] Passage : The Conservatives' campaign director has denied a report claiming he warned Michael Howard the party could not win the next general election. The Times on Monday said Australian Lynton Crosby told the party leader to focus on trying to increase the... |
1,225 | Manchester wins Labour conference | The Labour Party will hold its 2006 autumn conference in Manchester and not Blackpool, it has been confirmed. The much trailed decision was ratified by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee in a break with the traditional choice of a seaside venue. It will be the first time since 1917 that the party has chosen... | politics | The Labour Party will hold its 2006 autumn conference in Manchester and not Blackpool, it has been confirmed. The much trailed decision was ratified by Labour' s ruling National Executive Committee in a break with the traditional choice of a seaside venue. It will be the first time since 1917 that the party has chosen... | ['already', 'much', 'only', 'ever', 'still'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1225[/INST] Passage : The Labour Party will hold its 2006 autumn conference in Manchester and not Blackpool, it has been confirmed. The much trailed decision was ratified by Labour' s ruling National Executive Committee in a break with the traditional choice of a seasid... |
1,226 | Labour attacked on Howard poster | Labour has been accused of using anti-Semitic images in posters which critics claim depict Tory leader Michael Howard as Fagin. The poster shows Mr Howard hypnotising people with a pocket watch, saying: "I can spend the same money twice." The image prompted concern from the editor of the Jewish Chronicle but Labour i... | politics | Labour has been accused of using anti-Semitic images in posters which critics claim depict Tory leader Michael Howard as Fagin. The poster shows Mr Howard hypnotising people with a pocket watch, saying :" I can spend the same money twice." The image prompted concern from the editor of the Jewish Chronicle but Labour i... | ['who', 'which', 'those', 'what', 'where'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1226[/INST] Passage : Labour has been accused of using anti-Semitic images in posters which critics claim depict Tory leader Michael Howard as Fagin. The poster shows Mr Howard hypnotising people with a pocket watch, saying :" I can spend the same money twice." The imag... |
1,227 | Milburn defends poster campaign | Labour's election chief Alan Milburn has defended his party's campaign posters amid Tory claims the ads were nothing short of "sly anti-Semitism". Mr Milburn said he appreciated people's concerns, but insisted that "what they were was anti-Tory" and "not in any way, shape or form anti-Semitic". He was responding to T... | politics | Labour' s election chief Alan Milburn has defended his party' s campaign posters amid Tory claims the ads were nothing short of" sly anti-Semitism". Mr Milburn said he appreciated people' s concerns, but insisted that" what they were was anti-Tory" and" not in any way, shape or form anti-Semitic". He was responding to... | ['posters', 'results', 'letters', 'comments', 'sketches'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1227[/INST] Passage : Labour' s election chief Alan Milburn has defended his party' s campaign posters amid Tory claims the ads were nothing short of" sly anti-Semitism". Mr Milburn said he appreciated people' s concerns, but insisted that" what they were was anti-Tory"... |
1,228 | Kilroy names election seat target | Ex-chat show host Robert Kilroy-Silk is to contest the Derbyshire seat of Erewash at the next general election. Labour's Elizabeth Blackman won the seat in 1997 and has a 6,932 majority. She says she will fight on her record "as a hard-working constituency MP". Mr Kilroy-Silk announced his plans a day after launching... | politics | Ex-chat show host Robert Kilroy-Silk is to contest the Derbyshire seat of Erewash at the next general election. Labour' s Elizabeth Blackman won the seat in 1997 and has a 6, 932 majority. She says she will fight on her record" as a hard-working constituency MP". Mr Kilroy-Silk announced his plans a day after launchin... | ['party', 'people', 'lives', 'path', 'country'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1228[/INST] Passage : Ex-chat show host Robert Kilroy-Silk is to contest the Derbyshire seat of Erewash at the next general election. Labour' s Elizabeth Blackman won the seat in 1997 and has a 6, 932 majority. She says she will fight on her record" as a hard-working co... |
1,229 | Immigration to be election issue | Immigration and asylum have normally been issues politicians from the big parties have tiptoed around at election time. But no longer. Both Labour and the Tories have signalled their intention of making them central to their election campaigns. They have been struck by the level of concern amongst voters about the is... | politics | Immigration and asylum have normally been issues politicians from the big parties have tiptoed around at election time. But no longer. Both Labour and the Tories have signalled their intention of making them central to their election campaigns. They have been struck by the level of concern amongst voters about the iss... | ['take', 'carry', 'push', 'turn', 'set'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1229[/INST] Passage : Immigration and asylum have normally been issues politicians from the big parties have tiptoed around at election time. But no longer. Both Labour and the Tories have signalled their intention of making them central to their election campaigns. The... |
1,230 | Kennedy begins pre-election tour | Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has begun a week-long tour to persuade voters they are the "real opposition". Mr Kennedy is visiting constituencies in Somerset and Hampshire on Monday - rural seats where his party is hoping to make gains from the Conservatives. Later he will visit places, such as Liverpool, w... | politics | Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has begun a week-long tour to persuade voters they are the" real opposition". Mr Kennedy is visiting constituencies in Somerset and Hampshire on Monday-rural seats where his party is hoping to make gains from the Conservatives. Later he will visit places, such as Liverpool, wher... | ['what', 'consistently', 'that', 'ourselves', 'them'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1230[/INST] Passage : Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has begun a week-long tour to persuade voters they are the" real opposition". Mr Kennedy is visiting constituencies in Somerset and Hampshire on Monday-rural seats where his party is hoping to make gains from... |
1,231 | Labour's core support takes stock | Tony Blair has told Labour supporters he's "back" and still hungry for the job of prime minister - but does that sum up the mood at the party's spring conference in Gateshead? "The electorate are keener on the government than some Labour Party members," is the dry assessment of Graham Lane, leader of the Labour group... | politics | Tony Blair has told Labour supporters he' s" back" and still hungry for the job of prime minister-but does that sum up the mood at the party' s spring conference in Gateshead ?" The electorate are keener on the government than some Labour Party members," is the dry assessment of Graham Lane, leader of the Labour group... | ['table', 'review', 'compilation', 'list', 'party'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1231[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has told Labour supporters he' s" back" and still hungry for the job of prime minister-but does that sum up the mood at the party' s spring conference in Gateshead ?" The electorate are keener on the government than some Labour Party mem... |
1,232 | Campaign 'cold calls' questioned | Labour and the Conservatives are still telephoning the millions of people who have signed up to make sure they do not get marketing "cold calls". The parties say they can stick to the rules by ensuring that their calls are not marketing - for instance by asking about people's voting intentions. The Lib Dems are askin... | politics | Labour and the Conservatives are still telephoning the millions of people who have signed up to make sure they do not get marketing" cold calls". The parties say they can stick to the rules by ensuring that their calls are not marketing-for instance by asking about people' s voting intentions. The Lib Dems are asking ... | ['said', 'concludes', 'replied', 'responds', 'stated'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1232[/INST] Passage : Labour and the Conservatives are still telephoning the millions of people who have signed up to make sure they do not get marketing" cold calls". The parties say they can stick to the rules by ensuring that their calls are not marketing-for instanc... |
1,233 | Lib Dems highlight problem debt | People vulnerable to problem debts should be afforded greater protection from banks aggressively promoting financial products, the Lib Dems say. Vincent Cable says one in eight households already struggle with debt and that will worsen if there is a hike in interest rates or unemployment. The Lib Dems' Treasury spoke... | politics | People vulnerable to problem debts should be afforded greater protection from banks aggressively promoting financial products, the Lib Dems say. Vincent Cable says one in eight households already struggle with debt and that will worsen if there is a hike in interest rates or unemployment. The Lib Dems' Treasury spokes... | ['Advertising', 'Markets', 'Authority', 'Exchange', 'Trading'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1233[/INST] Passage : People vulnerable to problem debts should be afforded greater protection from banks aggressively promoting financial products, the Lib Dems say. Vincent Cable says one in eight households already struggle with debt and that will worsen if there is ... |
1,234 | Lib Dems target first-time buyers | The Liberal Democrats have unveiled plans to build 100,000 new "affordable" homes on publicly owned land. The party's scheme would allow people to buy a share in a home through a mutual home ownership trust, as a way of getting onto the housing ladder. The Lib Dems would also encourage the conversion of existing buil... | politics | The Liberal Democrats have unveiled plans to build 100, 000 new" affordable" homes on publicly owned land. The party' s scheme would allow people to buy a share in a home through a mutual home ownership trust, as a way of getting onto the housing ladder. The Lib Dems would also encourage the conversion of existing bui... | ['drive', 'wake', 'call', 'building', 'run'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1234[/INST] Passage : The Liberal Democrats have unveiled plans to build 100, 000 new" affordable" homes on publicly owned land. The party' s scheme would allow people to buy a share in a home through a mutual home ownership trust, as a way of getting onto the housing l... |
1,235 | Lib Dems unveil women's manifesto | The Liberal Democrats are attempting to woo female voters with the launch of their manifesto for women. Charles Kennedy is pledging a maternity income guarantee and a pension system based on years of residence rather than national insurance payments. He also thinks women will back plans to end university tuition fees... | politics | The Liberal Democrats are attempting to woo female voters with the launch of their manifesto for women. Charles Kennedy is pledging a maternity income guarantee and a pension system based on years of residence rather than national insurance payments. He also thinks women will back plans to end university tuition fees ... | ['thirds', 'thousands', 'billion', 'three', 'fifty'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1235[/INST] Passage : The Liberal Democrats are attempting to woo female voters with the launch of their manifesto for women. Charles Kennedy is pledging a maternity income guarantee and a pension system based on years of residence rather than national insurance payment... |
1,236 | Kennedy questions trust of Blair | Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy has said voters now have a "fundamental lack of trust" of Tony Blair as prime minister. He said backing his party was not a wasted vote, adding that with the Lib Dems "what you see is what you get". He made his comments at the start of a day of appearances on Channel Five in a session o... | politics | Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy has said voters now have a" fundamental lack of trust" of Tony Blair as prime minister. He said backing his party was not a wasted vote, adding that with the Lib Dems" what you see is what you get". He made his comments at the start of a day of appearances on Channel Five in a session on... | ['even', 'last', 'initially', 'formally', 'first'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1236[/INST] Passage : Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy has said voters now have a" fundamental lack of trust" of Tony Blair as prime minister. He said backing his party was not a wasted vote, adding that with the Lib Dems" what you see is what you get". He made his commen... |
1,237 | Brown outlines third term vision | Gordon Brown has outlined what he thinks should be the key themes of New Labour's next general election bid. He said ensuring every child in Britain had the best start in life could be a legacy to match the NHS's creation. The chancellor has previously planned the party's election strategy but this time the role will... | politics | Gordon Brown has outlined what he thinks should be the key themes of New Labour' s next general election bid. He said ensuring every child in Britain had the best start in life could be a legacy to match the NHS' s creation. The chancellor has previously planned the party' s election strategy but this time the role wi... | ['utterly', 'certainly', 'definitely', 'entirely', 'especially'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1237[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has outlined what he thinks should be the key themes of New Labour' s next general election bid. He said ensuring every child in Britain had the best start in life could be a legacy to match the NHS' s creation. The chancellor has prev... |
1,238 | Labour's Cunningham to stand down | Veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet minister Jack Cunningham has said he will stand down at the next election. One of the few Blair-era ministers to serve under Jim Callaghan, he was given the agriculture portfolio when Labour regained power in 1997. Mr Cunningham went on to become Tony Blair's "cabinet enforcer". H... | politics | Veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet minister Jack Cunningham has said he will stand down at the next election. One of the few Blair-era ministers to serve under Jim Callaghan, he was given the agriculture portfolio when Labour regained power in 1997. Mr Cunningham went on to become Tony Blair' s" cabinet _____r". He ... | ['enforce', 'advisor', 'president', 'secretary', 'chair'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1238[/INST] Passage : Veteran Labour MP and former Cabinet minister Jack Cunningham has said he will stand down at the next election. One of the few Blair-era ministers to serve under Jim Callaghan, he was given the agriculture portfolio when Labour regained power in 19... |
1,239 | Will Tory tax cuts lift spirits? | Michael Howard has finally revealed the full scale of his planned Tory tax cuts. Should he win the next general election, he has earmarked £4 billion that will be used to reduce taxes - although he still will not say which or how. This was the pre-election message many in his party have been pressing for and voters, ... | politics | Michael Howard has finally revealed the full scale of his planned Tory tax cuts. Should he win the next general election, he has earmarked £4 billion that will be used to reduce taxes-although he still will not say which or how. This was the pre-election message many in his party have been pressing for and voters, he ... | ['purchase', 'bond', 'check', 'flat', 'basic'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1239[/INST] Passage : Michael Howard has finally revealed the full scale of his planned Tory tax cuts. Should he win the next general election, he has earmarked £4 billion that will be used to reduce taxes-although he still will not say which or how. This was the pre-el... |
1,240 | Teenagers to be allowed to be MPs | Teenagers will be able to become MPs under plans unveiled by ministers. In a written statement, Constitutional Affairs Minister Christopher Leslie said the current minimum age of 21 for an MP would be reduced to 18. The proposals follow a recommendation last year by elections watchdog the Electoral Commission. "The g... | politics | Teenagers will be able to become MPs under plans unveiled by ministers. In a written statement, Constitutional Affairs Minister Christopher Leslie said the current minimum age of 21 for an MP would be reduced to 18. The proposals follow a recommendation last year by elections watchdog the Electoral Commission." The go... | ['slightly', 'probably', 'considerably', 'much', 'even'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1240[/INST] Passage : Teenagers will be able to become MPs under plans unveiled by ministers. In a written statement, Constitutional Affairs Minister Christopher Leslie said the current minimum age of 21 for an MP would be reduced to 18. The proposals follow a recommend... |
1,241 | Labour's four little words | Labour has unveiled the four little words that will form the heart of its general election campaign which, for those just returned from the planet Galifray, is "looming". The slogan "Britain forward not back" (no, it's not an instruction from one of those inter-planetary Time Lords) is to become as much a part of our... | politics | Labour has unveiled the four little words _____ will form the heart of its general election campaign which, for those just returned from the planet Galifray, is" looming". The slogan" Britain forward not back" ( no, it' s not an instruction from one of those inter-planetary Time Lords ) is to become as much a part of ... | ['that', 'whatever', 'what', 'said', 'this'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1241[/INST] Passage : Labour has unveiled the four little words _____ will form the heart of its general election campaign which, for those just returned from the planet Galifray, is" looming". The slogan" Britain forward not back" ( no, it' s not an instruction from on... |
1,242 | Tories outlining policing plans | Local communities would be asked to go to the polls to elect their own area police commissioner, under plans unveiled by the Conservatives. Party leader Michael Howard said the new role would replace "inconspicuous" police authorities. He said the new office would not supersede the job of a chief constable. The Lib D... | politics | Local communities would be asked to go to the polls to elect their own area police commissioner, under plans unveiled by the Conservatives. Party leader Michael Howard said the new role would replace" inconspicuous" police authorities. He said the new office would not supersede the job of a chief constable. The Lib De... | ['blamed', 'broke', 'criticised', 'supported', 'overturned'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1242[/INST] Passage : Local communities would be asked to go to the polls to elect their own area police commissioner, under plans unveiled by the Conservatives. Party leader Michael Howard said the new role would replace" inconspicuous" police authorities. He said the ... |
1,243 | TV debate urged for party chiefs | Broadcasters should fix a date for a pre-election televised debate between the three main political leaders, according to the Hansard Society. It would then be up to Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy to decide whether to take part, the non-partisan charity said. Chairman Lord Holme argued that prime mini... | politics | Broadcasters should fix a date for a pre-election televised debate between the three main political leaders, according to the Hansard Society. It would then be up to Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy to decide whether to take part, the non-partisan charity said. Chairman Lord Holme argued that prime minis... | ['space', 'tunnel', 'veto', 'areas', 'compartment'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1243[/INST] Passage : Broadcasters should fix a date for a pre-election televised debate between the three main political leaders, according to the Hansard Society. It would then be up to Tony Blair, Michael Howard and Charles Kennedy to decide whether to take part, the... |
1,244 | Chancellor rallies Labour voters | Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry to supporters, warning the "stakes are too high" to stay at home or protest vote in the next general election. The chancellor said the poll - expected to fall on 5 May - would give a "clear and fundamental" choice between Labour investment and Tory cuts. He told his party's spri... | politics | Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry to supporters, warning the" stakes are too high" to stay at home or protest vote in the next general election. The chancellor said the poll-expected to fall on 5 May-would give a" clear and fundamental" choice between Labour investment and Tory cuts. He told his party' s spring c... | ['warned', 'explained', 'said', 'says', 'adds'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1244[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has issued a rallying cry to supporters, warning the" stakes are too high" to stay at home or protest vote in the next general election. The chancellor said the poll-expected to fall on 5 May-would give a" clear and fundamental" choice... |
1,245 | Brown 'proud of economy record' | Gordon Brown has delivered a rousing speech to Labour's spring conference setting out the government's agenda for the next general election. The chancellor said he was proud of his party's record on the economy, and would strive for continuing stability if elected. The Gateshead conference was told he would help youn... | politics | Gordon Brown has delivered a rousing speech to Labour' s spring conference setting out the government' s agenda for the next general election. The chancellor said he was proud of his party' s record on the economy, and would strive for continuing stability if elected. The Gateshead conference was told he would help yo... | ['plan', 'scheme', 'strategy', 'offer', 'goal'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1245[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has delivered a rousing speech to Labour' s spring conference setting out the government' s agenda for the next general election. The chancellor said he was proud of his party' s record on the economy, and would strive for continuing s... |
1,246 | Fox attacks Blair's Tory 'lies' | Tony Blair lied when he took the UK to war so has no qualms about lying in the election campaign, say the Tories. Tory co-chairman Liam Fox was speaking after Mr Blair told Labour members the Tories offered a "hard right agenda". Dr Fox told BBC Radio: "If you are willing to lie about the reasons for going to war, I ... | politics | Tony Blair lied when he took the UK to war so has no qualms about lying in the election campaign, say the Tories. Tory co-chairman Liam Fox was speaking after Mr Blair told Labour members the Tories offered a" hard right agenda". Dr Fox told BBC _____ :" If you are willing to lie about the reasons for going to war, I ... | ['news', 'Television', 'News', 'Radio', 'reporters'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1246[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair lied when he took the UK to war so has no qualms about lying in the election campaign, say the Tories. Tory co-chairman Liam Fox was speaking after Mr Blair told Labour members the Tories offered a" hard right agenda". Dr Fox told BBC __... |
1,247 | Blair joins school sailing trip | The prime minister has donned a life jacket and joined school children in a sailing dinghy as he sought to sell his party's education policies. Tony Blair sailed across the lake in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, while on a visit with Education Secretary Ruth Kelly to back school outings. Mr Blair later stressed Labour's... | politics | The prime minister has donned a life jacket and joined school children in a sailing dinghy as he sought to sell his party' s education policies. Tony Blair sailed across the lake in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, while on a visit with Education Secretary Ruth Kelly to back school outings. Mr Blair later stressed Labour' ... | ['toward', 'among', 'for', 'without', 'when'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1247[/INST] Passage : The prime minister has donned a life jacket and joined school children in a sailing dinghy as he sought to sell his party' s education policies. Tony Blair sailed across the lake in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, while on a visit with Education Secret... |
1,248 | Analysis: No pain, no gain? | He called it his "masochism strategy" in the run-up to the Iraq war and now Tony Blair has signed up for another dose of pain. The idea is simple - the prime minister goes head to head with an often hostile group of "real" voters in the full spotlight of the television cameras. The theory is that talking to the great... | politics | He called it his" masochism strategy" in the run-up to the Iraq war and now Tony Blair has signed up for another dose of pain. The idea is simple-the prime minister goes head to head with an often hostile group of" real" _____ in the full spotlight of the television cameras. The theory is that talking to the great Bri... | ['voters', 'heroes', 'protesters', 'enemies', 'reporters'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1248[/INST] Passage : He called it his" masochism strategy" in the run-up to the Iraq war and now Tony Blair has signed up for another dose of pain. The idea is simple-the prime minister goes head to head with an often hostile group of" real" _____ in the full spotlight... |
1,249 | Brown names 16 March for Budget | Chancellor Gordon Brown will deliver his Budget to the House of Commons on 16 March, the Treasury has announced. The Budget, likely to be the last before the General Election, will be at about 1230 GMT on that Wednesday, just after Prime Minister's question time. The annual event is when the chancellor outlines the g... | politics | Chancellor Gordon Brown will deliver his Budget to the House of Commons on 16 March, the Treasury has announced. The Budget, likely to be the last before the General Election, will be at about 1230 GMT on that Wednesday, just after Prime Minister' s question time. The annual event is when the chancellor outlines the g... | ['separate', 'Private', 'parliamentary', 'Campaign', 'shortened'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1249[/INST] Passage : Chancellor Gordon Brown will deliver his Budget to the House of Commons on 16 March, the Treasury has announced. The Budget, likely to be the last before the General Election, will be at about 1230 GMT on that Wednesday, just after Prime Minister' ... |
1,250 | Lib Dems stress Budget trust gap | Public trust in the handling of the economy can only be restored if Gordon Brown opens up his books for unbiased inspection, say the Lib Dems. City experts say there is a £10bn "black hole" in the public finances, a claim denied by the chancellor. Lib Dem spokesman Vince Cable said the public did not know who to beli... | politics | Public _____ in the handling of the economy can only be restored if Gordon Brown opens up his books for unbiased inspection, say the Lib Dems. City experts say there is a £10bn" black hole" in the public finances, a claim denied by the chancellor. Lib Dem spokesman Vince Cable said the public did not know who to belie... | ['credibility', 'opinion', 'policy', 'belief', 'trust'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1250[/INST] Passage : Public _____ in the handling of the economy can only be restored if Gordon Brown opens up his books for unbiased inspection, say the Lib Dems. City experts say there is a £10bn" black hole" in the public finances, a claim denied by the chancellor. ... |
1,251 | Blair backs 'pre-election budget' | Tony Blair has backed Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-Budget report amid opposition claims he was too bullish about the state of the UK economy. In a speech in Edinburgh, the prime minister said Thursday's report reinforced stability and opportunity. And that would be central to Labour's next election campaign, plannin... | politics | Tony Blair has backed Chancellor Gordon Brown' s pre-Budget report amid opposition claims he was too bullish about the state of the UK economy. In a speech in Edinburgh, the prime minister said Thursday' s report reinforced stability and opportunity. And that would be central to Labour' s next election campaign, plann... | ['this', 'Ford', 'Labour', 'but', 'they'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1251[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has backed Chancellor Gordon Brown' s pre-Budget report amid opposition claims he was too bullish about the state of the UK economy. In a speech in Edinburgh, the prime minister said Thursday' s report reinforced stability and opportunit... |
1,252 | Cabinet anger at Brown cash raid | Ministers are unhappy about plans to use Whitehall cash to keep council tax bills down, local government minister Nick Raynsford has acknowledged. Gordon Brown reallocated £512m from central to local government budgets in his pre-Budget report on Thursday. Mr Raynsford said he had held some "pretty frank discussions"... | politics | Ministers are unhappy about plans to use Whitehall cash to keep council tax bills down, local government minister Nick Raynsford has acknowledged. Gordon Brown reallocated £512m from central to local government budgets in his pre-Budget report on Thursday. Mr Raynsford said he had held some" pretty frank discussions" ... | ['post', 'election', 'blue', 'allocation', 'government'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1252[/INST] Passage : Ministers are unhappy about plans to use Whitehall cash to keep council tax bills down, local government minister Nick Raynsford has acknowledged. Gordon Brown reallocated £512m from central to local government budgets in his pre-Budget report on T... |
1,253 | 'UK will stand firm on EU rebate' | Britain's £3bn EU rebate is not up for renegotiation at next week's European Council summit, Jack Straw said. The foreign secretary told MPs the rebate, secured by Margaret Thatcher in 1984, was "entirely justified". New European commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has suggested the cash could be shared out amon... | politics | Britain' s £3bn EU rebate is not up for renegotiation at next week' s European Council summit, Jack Straw said. The foreign secretary told MPs the rebate, secured by Margaret Thatcher in 1984, was" entirely justified". New European commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has suggested the cash could be shared out amo... | ['desire', 'wants', 'need', 'want', 'request'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1253[/INST] Passage : Britain' s £3bn EU rebate is not up for renegotiation at next week' s European Council summit, Jack Straw said. The foreign secretary told MPs the rebate, secured by Margaret Thatcher in 1984, was" entirely justified". New European commission presi... |
1,254 | Brown ally rejects Budget spree | Chancellor Gordon Brown's closest ally has denied suggestions there will be a Budget giveaway on 16 March. Ed Balls, ex-chief economic adviser to the Treasury, said there would be no spending spree before polling day. But Mr Balls, a prospective Labour MP, said he was confident the chancellor would meet his fiscal ru... | politics | Chancellor Gordon Brown' s closest ally has denied suggestions there will be a Budget giveaway on 16 March. Ed Balls, ex-chief economic adviser to the Treasury, said there would be no spending spree before polling day. But Mr Balls, a prospective Labour MP, said he _____ confident the chancellor would meet his fiscal ... | ['feels', 'sounded', 'was', 'remains', 'remained'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1254[/INST] Passage : Chancellor Gordon Brown' s closest ally has denied suggestions there will be a Budget giveaway on 16 March. Ed Balls, ex-chief economic adviser to the Treasury, said there would be no spending spree before polling day. But Mr Balls, a prospective L... |
1,255 | Will the Budget bring out smiling voters? | As Tory spokesman Oliver Letwin said - any chancellor would use his pre-election budget to offer some vote winning sweeteners, wouldn't he. And everyone does, indeed, expect Gordon Brown to do just that in his last budget before the expected polling day of 5 May. There will be plenty of talk about taking no risks wit... | politics | As Tory spokesman Oliver Letwin said-any chancellor would use his pre-election budget to offer some vote winning sweeteners, wouldn' t he. And everyone does, indeed, expect Gordon Brown to do just that in his last budget before the expected polling day of 5 May. There will be plenty of talk about taking no risks with ... | ['much', 'sales', 'amount', 'some', 'more'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1255[/INST] Passage : As Tory spokesman Oliver Letwin said-any chancellor would use his pre-election budget to offer some vote winning sweeteners, wouldn' t he. And everyone does, indeed, expect Gordon Brown to do just that in his last budget before the expected polling... |
1,256 | Budget to set scene for election | Gordon Brown will seek to put the economy at the centre of Labour's bid for a third term in power when he delivers his ninth Budget at 1230 GMT. He is expected to stress the importance of continued economic stability, with low unemployment and interest rates. The chancellor is expected to freeze petrol duty and raise ... | politics | Gordon Brown will seek to put the economy at the centre of Labour' s bid for a third term in power when he delivers his ninth Budget at 1230 GMT. He is expected to stress the importance of continued economic stability, with low unemployment and interest rates. The chancellor is expected to freeze petrol duty and raise... | ['Secretary', 'Lord', 'such', 'secretary', 'executive'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1256[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown will seek to put the economy at the centre of Labour' s bid for a third term in power when he delivers his ninth Budget at 1230 GMT. He is expected to stress the importance of continued economic stability, with low unemployment and int... |
1,257 | Brown comes out shooting | Labour may have abolished hunting - but that didn't stop Chancellor Gordon Brown using his Budget to fire both barrels at some of the opposition parties' core election foxes. Specifically, it saw him attempting to slaughter the council tax as an election issue and to tear limb from limb their wider policies for pensi... | politics | Labour may have abolished hunting-but that didn' t stop Chancellor Gordon Brown using his Budget to fire both barrels at some of the opposition parties' core election foxes. Specifically, it saw him attempting to slaughter the council tax as an election issue and to tear limb from limb their wider policies for pension... | ['clear', 'frozen', 'clean', 'accurate', 'fresh'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1257[/INST] Passage : Labour may have abolished hunting-but that didn' t stop Chancellor Gordon Brown using his Budget to fire both barrels at some of the opposition parties' core election foxes. Specifically, it saw him attempting to slaughter the council tax as an ele... |
1,258 | Kennedy criticises 'unfair' taxes | Gordon Brown has failed to tackle the "fundamental unfairness" in the tax system in his ninth Budget, Charles Kennedy has said. How was it right that the poorest 20% of society were still paying more as a proportion of their income than the richest 20%, the Lib Dem leader asked. The new £200 council tax rebate for pe... | politics | Gordon Brown has failed to tackle the" fundamental unfairness" in the tax system in his ninth Budget, Charles Kennedy has said. How _____ it right that the poorest 20 % of society were still paying more as a proportion of their income than the richest 20 %, the Lib Dem leader asked. The new £200 council tax rebate for... | ['stood', 'was', 'felt', 'seems', 'were'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1258[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has failed to tackle the" fundamental unfairness" in the tax system in his ninth Budget, Charles Kennedy has said. How _____ it right that the poorest 20 % of society were still paying more as a proportion of their income than the rich... |
1,259 | Howard attacks 'pay later' Budget | Tory leader Michael Howard has dismissed Gordon Brown's Budget as "vote now, pay later" spending plans. The simple fact was that under a new Labour government taxes would go up after the election to plug a financial black hole, Mr Howard said. Everyone could see the chancellor's "sweeteners", but these hid tax rises ... | politics | Tory leader Michael Howard has dismissed Gordon Brown' s Budget as" vote now, pay later" spending plans. The simple fact was that under a new Labour government taxes would go up after the election to plug a financial black hole, Mr Howard said. Everyone could see the chancellor' s" sweeteners", but these hid tax rises... | ['invest', 'waste', 'collect', 'kill', 'borrow'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1259[/INST] Passage : Tory leader Michael Howard has dismissed Gordon Brown' s Budget as" vote now, pay later" spending plans. The simple fact was that under a new Labour government taxes would go up after the election to plug a financial black hole, Mr Howard said. Eve... |
1,260 | Whitehall cuts 'ahead of target' | Thousands of civil service jobs have already been cut or moved out of London as part of a major cost-cutting drive. Chancellor Gordon Brown said 12,500 jobs had gone while 7,800 were being moved out of the South East. He plans to axe 104,000 jobs to free up money for education, health, defence, housing and overseas a... | politics | Thousands of civil service jobs have already been cut or moved out of London as part of a major cost-cutting drive. Chancellor Gordon Brown said 12, _____ jobs had gone while 7, 800 were being moved out of the South East. He plans to axe 104, 000 jobs to free up money for education, health, defence, housing and overse... | ['overseas', 'announced', '500', 'overseas', '500'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1260[/INST] Passage : Thousands of civil service jobs have already been cut or moved out of London as part of a major cost-cutting drive. Chancellor Gordon Brown said 12, _____ jobs had gone while 7, 800 were being moved out of the South East. He plans to axe 104, 000 j... |
1,261 | Brown calls for £5.5bn Aids fund | Gordon Brown has called on rich nations to fund a £5.5bn ($10bn) plan to fight the Aids epidemic and find a vaccine. On the fourth day of his six-day tour of Africa, the UK chancellor predicted a vaccine could be found by 2012 if the world stepped up its funding pledges. Doubling the £400m being spent yearly on findi... | politics | Gordon Brown has called on rich nations to fund a £5. 5bn ( $ 10bn ) plan to fight the Aids epidemic and find a vaccine. On the fourth day of his six-day tour of Africa, the UK chancellor predicted a vaccine could be found by _____ if the world stepped up its funding pledges. Doubling the £400m being spent yearly on f... | ['2012', 'Pakistan', 'Indonesia', 'Zimbabwe', 'Obama'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1261[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has called on rich nations to fund a £5. 5bn ( $ 10bn ) plan to fight the Aids epidemic and find a vaccine. On the fourth day of his six-day tour of Africa, the UK chancellor predicted a vaccine could be found by _____ if the world ste... |
1,262 | UK heading wrong way, says Howard | Tony Blair has had the chance to tackle the problems facing Britain and has failed, Michael Howard has said. "Britain is heading in the wrong direction", the Conservative leader said in his New Year message. Mr Blair's government was a "bossy, interfering government that takes decisions that should be made by individ... | politics | Tony Blair has had the chance to tackle the problems facing Britain and has failed, Michael Howard has said." Britain is heading in the wrong direction", the Conservative leader said in his New Year message. Mr Blair' s government was a" bossy, interfering government that takes decisions that should be made by individ... | ['responses', 'response', 'relief', 'services', 'sympathy'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1262[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair has had the chance to tackle the problems facing Britain and has failed, Michael Howard has said." Britain is heading in the wrong direction", the Conservative leader said in his New Year message. Mr Blair' s government was a" bossy, int... |
1,263 | Act on detention ruling, UK urged | The government must act quickly on the Law Lords' ruling that detention of foreign terror suspects without trial is unlawful, Mary Robinson has said. The former UN commissioner for human rights and Irish president told Radio 4's Today the government's response would be scrutinised internationally. "It would be very t... | politics | The government must act quickly on the Law Lords' ruling that detention of foreign terror suspects without trial is unlawful, Mary Robinson has said. The former UN commissioner for human rights and Irish president told Radio 4' s Today the government' s response would be scrutinised internationally." It would be very ... | ['House', 'chamber', 'courts', 'College', 'court'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1263[/INST] Passage : The government must act quickly on the Law Lords' ruling that detention of foreign terror suspects without trial is unlawful, Mary Robinson has said. The former UN commissioner for human rights and Irish president told Radio 4' s Today the governme... |
1,264 | BAA support ahead of court battle | UK airport operator BAA has reiterated its support for the government's aviation expansion plans to airports throughout the country. The comments come a day ahead of a High Court challenge by residents' groups and local councils to the government's White Paper. The judicial review will centre on government plans for ... | politics | UK airport operator BAA has reiterated its support for the government' s _____ expansion plans to airports throughout the country. The comments come a day ahead of a High Court challenge by residents' groups and local councils to the government' s White Paper. The judicial review will centre on government plans for ex... | ['national', 'economic', 'aggressive', 'aviation', 'rapid'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1264[/INST] Passage : UK airport operator BAA has reiterated its support for the government' s _____ expansion plans to airports throughout the country. The comments come a day ahead of a High Court challenge by residents' groups and local councils to the government' s ... |
1,265 | UK 'discriminated against Roma' | The government's immigration rules racially discriminated against Roma (Gypsies) seeking entry into the UK, the Law Lords have ruled. It follows a Home Office move to cut asylum claims by stopping people, mostly Roma, from boarding flights to Britain from the Czech capital, Prague. Civil rights group Liberty said it ... | politics | The government' s immigration rules racially discriminated against Roma ( Gypsies ) seeking entry into the UK, the Law Lords have ruled. It follows a Home Office move to cut asylum claims by stopping people, mostly Roma, from boarding flights to Britain from the Czech capital, Prague. Civil rights group Liberty said i... | ['meant', 'attempted', 'acted', 'moved', 'jurisdiction'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1265[/INST] Passage : The government' s immigration rules racially discriminated against Roma ( Gypsies ) seeking entry into the UK, the Law Lords have ruled. It follows a Home Office move to cut asylum claims by stopping people, mostly Roma, from boarding flights to Br... |
1,266 | Howard pitches for UK ethnic vote | Michael Howard is to make a pitch for Britain's ethnic vote urging people who feel "taken for granted" by Tony Blair to vote Conservative. He will say Conservatives "share the same values" as the UK's minorities. And that he wants to build a "better Britain" where everyone, whatever the colour of their skin or religi... | politics | Michael Howard is to make a pitch _____ Britain' s ethnic vote urging people who feel" taken for granted" by Tony Blair to vote Conservative. He will say Conservatives" share the same values" as the UK' s minorities. And that he wants to build a" better Britain" where everyone, whatever the colour of their skin or rel... | ['regarding', 'from', 'for', 'towards', 'during'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1266[/INST] Passage : Michael Howard is to make a pitch _____ Britain' s ethnic vote urging people who feel" taken for granted" by Tony Blair to vote Conservative. He will say Conservatives" share the same values" as the UK' s minorities. And that he wants to build a" b... |
1,267 | Observers to monitor UK election | Ministers will invite international observers to check the forthcoming UK general election is fairly run. The move comes amid claims the poll could be marred by electoral fraud. A report by two MPs committees called on Thursday for urgent changes to the electoral registration system to combat vote rigging and boost t... | politics | Ministers will invite international observers to check the forthcoming UK general election is fairly run. The move comes amid claims the poll could be marred by electoral fraud. A report by two MPs committees called on Thursday for urgent changes to the electoral registration system to combat vote rigging and boost tu... | ['empty', 'need', 'form', 'expenses', 'blank'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1267[/INST] Passage : Ministers will invite international observers to check the forthcoming UK general election is fairly run. The move comes amid claims the poll could be marred by electoral fraud. A report by two MPs committees called on Thursday for urgent changes t... |
1,268 | UK rebate 'unjustified' - Chirac | French president Jacques Chirac has called the UK's £3bn rebate from the European Union "unjustified". Speaking after a summit meeting he said unless it was put up for discussion the EU would never be able to reach agreement on its medium term finances. Earlier Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the UK was prepared to... | politics | French president Jacques Chirac has called the UK' s £3bn rebate from the European Union" unjustified". Speaking after a summit meeting he said unless it was put up for discussion the EU would never be able to reach agreement on its medium term finances. Earlier Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the UK was prepared to... | ['gain', 'obtain', 'have', 'make', 'claim'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1268[/INST] Passage : French president Jacques Chirac has called the UK' s £3bn rebate from the European Union" unjustified". Speaking after a summit meeting he said unless it was put up for discussion the EU would never be able to reach agreement on its medium term fin... |
1,269 | UK needs tax cuts, Tories insist | A major change of direction is needed in Britain if it is to prosper, the shadow chancellor said as the Tory Party spring conference began. Oliver Letwin said the UK could not compete with other countries without the £4bn tax cuts he was promising. Tory co-chairman Liam Fox had opened the forum in Brighton with an at... | politics | A major change of direction is needed in Britain if it is to prosper, the shadow chancellor said as the Tory Party spring conference began. Oliver Letwin said the UK could not compete with other countries without the £4bn tax cuts he was promising. Tory co-chairman Liam Fox had opened the forum in Brighton with an att... | ['consider', 'think', 'written', 'cost', 'involved'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1269[/INST] Passage : A major change of direction is needed in Britain if it is to prosper, the shadow chancellor said as the Tory Party spring conference began. Oliver Letwin said the UK could not compete with other countries without the £4bn tax cuts he was promising.... |
1,270 | Brown targets OAPs and homebuyers | Gordon Brown has doubled the level at which house buyers pay stamp duty to £120,000 as he put the economy at the heart of Labour's election campaign. The chancellor also unveiled a one-off £200 council tax refund for pensioners and a rise in child tax credit. Mr Brown put 1p a pint on beer, 4p on a bottle of wine and... | politics | Gordon Brown has doubled the level at which house buyers pay stamp duty to £120, 000 as he put the economy at the heart of Labour' s election campaign. The chancellor also unveiled a one-off £200 council tax refund for pensioners and a rise in child tax credit. Mr Brown put 1p a pint on beer, 4p on a bottle of wine an... | ['long', 'capital', 'independence', 'election', 'public'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1270[/INST] Passage : Gordon Brown has doubled the level at which house buyers pay stamp duty to £120, 000 as he put the economy at the heart of Labour' s election campaign. The chancellor also unveiled a one-off £200 council tax refund for pensioners and a rise in chil... |
1,271 | MPs demand 'Budget leak' answers | Ministers have been asked to explain how Budget details were printed in a London newspaper half an hour before Gordon Brown made his speech. The Tories said a large chunk of the Budget appeared to have been leaked in what they describe as a "serious breach of Treasury confidentiality". The Lib Dems called for Commons... | politics | Ministers have been asked to explain how Budget details were printed in a London newspaper half an hour before Gordon Brown made his speech. The Tories said a large chunk of the Budget appeared to have been leaked in what they describe as a" serious breach of Treasury confidentiality". The Lib Dems called for Commons ... | ['floor', 'Houses', 'Committee', 'House', 'Library'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1271[/INST] Passage : Ministers have been asked to explain how Budget details were printed in a London newspaper half an hour before Gordon Brown made his speech. The Tories said a large chunk of the Budget appeared to have been leaked in what they describe as a" seriou... |
1,272 | US casino 'tricks' face ban in UK | Controversial new UK casinos will be banned from using American tricks of the trade to ensure they are "socially responsible", it has been suggested. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said proposed super-casinos will be different from their US counterparts. In America, pheromones have reportedly been released from machi... | politics | Controversial new UK casinos will be banned from using American tricks of the trade to ensure they are" socially responsible", it has been suggested. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said proposed super-casinos will be different from their US counterparts. In America, pheromones have reportedly been released from machin... | ['Clubs', 'They', 'Competition', 'Schools', 'These'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1272[/INST] Passage : Controversial new UK casinos will be banned from using American tricks of the trade to ensure they are" socially responsible", it has been suggested. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said proposed super-casinos will be different from their US counter... |
1,273 | Blair defends terror law changes | The prime minister has defended measures to allow house arrest without trial, saying "several hundred" people in the UK are plotting terror attacks. The government is facing opposition from Tory and Lib Dem MPs and its own backbenchers as it prepares for the final Commons debate on the changes. But Tony Blair said th... | politics | The prime minister has defended measures to allow house arrest without trial, saying" several hundred" people in the UK are plotting terror attacks. The government is facing opposition from Tory and Lib Dem _____ and its own backbenchers as it prepares for the final Commons debate on the changes. But Tony Blair said t... | ['Liberals', 'politicians', 'allies', 'critics', 'MPs'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1273[/INST] Passage : The prime minister has defended measures to allow house arrest without trial, saying" several hundred" people in the UK are plotting terror attacks. The government is facing opposition from Tory and Lib Dem _____ and its own backbenchers as it prep... |
1,274 | Election 'could be terror target' | Terrorists might try to target the UK in the run-up to the election, London's most senior police officer has said. Sir Ian Blair said terror groups would remember the effect of the Madrid bomb on Spain's general election last year. Other potential targets were the royal wedding and the UK's presidency of the European... | politics | Terrorists might try to target the UK in the run-up to the election, London' s most senior police officer has said. Sir Ian Blair said terror groups would remember the effect of the Madrid bomb on Spain' s general election last year. Other potential targets were the royal wedding and the UK' s presidency of the Europe... | ['Madrid', 'Spain', 'Barcelona', 'Argentina', 'France'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1274[/INST] Passage : Terrorists might try to target the UK in the run-up to the election, London' s most senior police officer has said. Sir Ian Blair said terror groups would remember the effect of the Madrid bomb on Spain' s general election last year. Other potentia... |
1,275 | Minimum wage increased to £5.05 | The minimum wage will rise in October, benefiting more than 1m people, the government has announced. Adults must be paid at least £5.05 an hour, up from £4.85, while 18 to 21 year olds will be paid £4.25. The recommendations came from the Low Pay Commission which said the number of jobs had continued to grow since th... | politics | The minimum wage will rise in October, benefiting more than 1m people, the government has announced. Adults must be paid at least £5. 05 an hour, up from £4. 85, while 18 to 21 year olds will be _____ £4. 25. The recommendations came from the Low Pay Commission which said the number of jobs had continued to grow since... | ['promised', 'offered', 'guaranteed', 'paid', 'fined'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1275[/INST] Passage : The minimum wage will rise in October, benefiting more than 1m people, the government has announced. Adults must be paid at least £5. 05 an hour, up from £4. 85, while 18 to 21 year olds will be _____ £4. 25. The recommendations came from the Low P... |
1,276 | Hunt ban support is 'in decline' | Support for a ban on hunting has fallen in the past six years, a poll suggests. Less than half the UK wants a ban compared to almost two-thirds in 1999, the Mori survey of 2,000 adults for BBC One's Countryfile programme suggests. The number opposed to a ban remains constant, but those "neither supporting nor opposin... | politics | Support for a ban on hunting has fallen in the past six years, a poll suggests. Less than half the UK wants a ban compared to almost two-thirds in 1999, the Mori survey of 2, 000 adults for BBC One' s Countryfile programme _____. The number opposed to a ban remains constant, but those" neither supporting nor opposing"... | ['suggested', 'revealed', 'suggests', 'failed', 'noted'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1276[/INST] Passage : Support for a ban on hunting has fallen in the past six years, a poll suggests. Less than half the UK wants a ban compared to almost two-thirds in 1999, the Mori survey of 2, 000 adults for BBC One' s Countryfile programme _____. The number opposed... |
1,277 | At a glance: Tory health checks | The UK' opposition Conservatives have unveiled plans to introduce health checks for immigrants if they win the General Election. Here's a guide to the plan: People coming to live and work in Britain from outside the EU. If they plan to stay six months or more and are from a country with lots of TB, they would have to... | politics | The UK' opposition Conservatives have unveiled plans to introduce health checks for immigrants if they win the General Election. Here' s a guide to the plan : People coming to live and work in Britain from outside the EU. If they plan to stay six months or more and are from a country with lots of TB, they would have t... | ['women', 'victims', 'children', 'prisoners', 'they'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1277[/INST] Passage : The UK' opposition Conservatives have unveiled plans to introduce health checks for immigrants if they win the General Election. Here' s a guide to the plan : People coming to live and work in Britain from outside the EU. If they plan to stay six m... |
1,278 | Labour accused of 'EU propaganda' | A "taxpayer subsidised propaganda exercise" on the EU is being used to lull the British public into a false sense of security, say the Tories. Shadow foreign secretary Michael Ancram told MPs a new White Paper was part of trying to soften up opinion ahead of the referendum on the EU constitution. His claims were deni... | politics | A" taxpayer subsidised propaganda exercise" on the EU is being used to lull the British public into a false sense of security, say the Tories. Shadow foreign secretary Michael Ancram told MPs a new White Paper was part of trying to soften up opinion ahead of the referendum on the EU constitution. His claims were denie... | ['Labour', 'politics', 'Tory', 'themselves', 'debate'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1278[/INST] Passage : A" taxpayer subsidised propaganda exercise" on the EU is being used to lull the British public into a false sense of security, say the Tories. Shadow foreign secretary Michael Ancram told MPs a new White Paper was part of trying to soften up opinio... |
1,279 | Terror suspects face house arrest | UK citizens suspected of involvement in terrorism could face house arrest as part of a series of new measures outlined by the home secretary. It comes after law lords ruled that the detention of 12 foreign terror suspects without trial breached human rights. Charles Clarke's planned "control orders" mean anyone suspe... | politics | UK citizens suspected of involvement in terrorism could face house arrest as part of a series of new measures outlined by the home secretary. It comes after law lords ruled that the detention of 12 foreign terror suspects without trial breached human rights. Charles Clarke' s planned" control orders" mean anyone suspe... | ['believed', 'also', 'agreed', 'added', 'promised'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1279[/INST] Passage : UK citizens suspected of involvement in terrorism could face house arrest as part of a series of new measures outlined by the home secretary. It comes after law lords ruled that the detention of 12 foreign terror suspects without trial breached hum... |
1,280 | UK pledges £1bn to vaccine effort | UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has offered £960m ($1.8bn) over 15 years to an international scheme aiming to boost vaccination and immunisation schemes. In a speech, he called for action to reach the 2000 Millennium Declaration goals of halving global poverty and tackling child mortality rates. Mr Brown has just returned... | politics | UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has offered £960m ( $ 1. 8bn ) over 15 years to an international scheme aiming to boost vaccination and immunisation schemes. In a speech, he called for action to reach the 2000 Millennium Declaration goals of halving global poverty and tackling child mortality rates. Mr Brown has just retur... | ['agreed', 'could', 'are', 'included', 'also'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1280[/INST] Passage : UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has offered £960m ( $ 1. 8bn ) over 15 years to an international scheme aiming to boost vaccination and immunisation schemes. In a speech, he called for action to reach the 2000 Millennium Declaration goals of halving glo... |
1,281 | Straw backs ending China embargo | UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has defended plans to end the European Union's arms embargo on China, despite opposition from the US and Japan. Mr Straw, visiting Beijing, noted arms embargoes applied to China, Burma and Zimbabwe but not to North Korea, which he said had a terrible rights record. The EU imposed its a... | politics | UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has defended plans to end the European Union' s arms embargo on China, despite opposition from the US and Japan. Mr Straw, visiting Beijing, noted arms embargoes applied to China, Burma and Zimbabwe but not to North Korea, which he said had a terrible rights record. The EU imposed its a... | ['China', 'Macau', 'Estonia', 'Taiwan', 'Tibet'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1281[/INST] Passage : UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has defended plans to end the European Union' s arms embargo on China, despite opposition from the US and Japan. Mr Straw, visiting Beijing, noted arms embargoes applied to China, Burma and Zimbabwe but not to North ... |
1,282 | Pre-poll clash on tax and spend | Labour and the Tories have clashed over tax and spending plans as the row over Gordon Brown's Budget turned into a full scale pre-election battle. Tony Blair claimed a Tory government would "cut" £35bn from public services hitting schools, hospitals and police. Tory chairman Liam Fox accused Labour of "at best misrep... | politics | Labour and the Tories have clashed over tax and spending plans as the row over Gordon Brown' s Budget turned into a full scale pre-election battle. Tony Blair claimed a Tory government would" cut" £35bn from public services hitting schools, hospitals and police. Tory chairman Liam Fox accused Labour of" at best misrep... | ['Best', 'minimum', 'biggest', 'best', 'highest'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1282[/INST] Passage : Labour and the Tories have clashed over tax and spending plans as the row over Gordon Brown' s Budget turned into a full scale pre-election battle. Tony Blair claimed a Tory government would" cut" £35bn from public services hitting schools, hospita... |
1,283 | Plan to give elderly care control | Elderly and disabled people would choose how their own budget for personal care was spent and organised under government plans. Ministers say elderly and disabled people themselves, not social workers, should be able to decide on their care and stay in their own homes. They also plan a supremo for adult services in e... | politics | Elderly and disabled people would choose how their own budget for personal care was spent and organised under government plans. Ministers say elderly and disabled people themselves, not social workers, should be able to decide on their care and stay in their own homes. They also plan a supremo for adult services in ea... | ['from', 'into', 'for', 'inside', 'throughout'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1283[/INST] Passage : Elderly and disabled people would choose how their own budget for personal care was spent and organised under government plans. Ministers say elderly and disabled people themselves, not social workers, should be able to decide on their care and sta... |
1,284 | EU rules 'won't stop UK spending' | The shape of the UK's economy In graphics But he denied that he was ruling out British membership of the euro despite saying there would be no assessment of the five economic tests this year. Mr Brown said that it was vital the UK continued to invest in infrastructure, science, and education in the future. Otherwise ... | politics | The shape of the UK' s economy In graphics But he denied that he was ruling out British membership of the euro despite saying there would be no assessment of the five economic tests this year. Mr Brown said that it was vital the UK continued to invest in infrastructure, science, and education in the future. Otherwise ... | ['ensure', 'demonstrate', 'demand', 'recognise', 'ensures'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1284[/INST] Passage : The shape of the UK' s economy In graphics But he denied that he was ruling out British membership of the euro despite saying there would be no assessment of the five economic tests this year. Mr Brown said that it was vital the UK continued to inv... |
1,285 | Child access law shake-up planned | Parents who refuse to allow former partners contact with their children could be electronically tagged under plans being considered by ministers. Curfews and community service orders were other options which could be used if court orders to allow parental access were defied, Lord Falconer said. The constitutional aff... | politics | Parents who refuse to allow former partners contact with their children could be electronically tagged under plans being considered by ministers. Curfews and community service orders were other options which could be used if court orders to allow parental access were defied, Lord Falconer said. The constitutional affa... | ['instead', 'not', 'often', 'generally', 'increasingly'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1285[/INST] Passage : Parents who refuse to allow former partners contact with their children could be electronically tagged under plans being considered by ministers. Curfews and community service orders were other options which could be used if court orders to allow p... |
1,286 | 'EU referendum could cost £80m' | It could cost £80m to run a UK referendum on the European constitution, ministers have revealed. In a written parliamentary answer, Constitutional Affairs Minister Chris Leslie said the poll was likely to cost the same as a general election. Mr Leslie said the cost could not be compared with the only previous British... | politics | It could cost £80m to run a UK referendum on the European constitution, ministers have revealed. In a written parliamentary answer, Constitutional Affairs Minister Chris Leslie said the poll was likely to cost the same as a general election. Mr Leslie said the cost could not be compared with the only previous British ... | ['Richard', 'John', 'George', 'James', 'Nick'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1286[/INST] Passage : It could cost £80m to run a UK referendum on the European constitution, ministers have revealed. In a written parliamentary answer, Constitutional Affairs Minister Chris Leslie said the poll was likely to cost the same as a general election. Mr Les... |
1,287 | 'No UK apology' for colonial past | The days of Britain having to apologise for its colonial past are over, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor, speaking during a week-long tour of Africa, said it was time to talk about enduring British values of liberty and tolerance. Mr Brown has signed a debt relief deal with Tanzania which could cost the UK £1 bi... | politics | The days of Britain having to apologise for its colonial past are over, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor, speaking during a week-long tour of Africa, said it was time to talk about enduring British values of liberty and tolerance. Mr Brown has signed a debt relief deal with Tanzania which could cost the UK £1 bil... | ['Tanzania', 'Peru', 'India', 'Niger', 'Mozambique'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1287[/INST] Passage : The days of Britain having to apologise for its colonial past are over, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor, speaking during a week-long tour of Africa, said it was time to talk about enduring British values of liberty and tolerance. Mr Brown has... |
1,288 | Parliament's record of scandal | In a locked room at the heart of Parliament there is a hive of scandal. Sex, betrayal and custody of children are all there in this affair but this time it has nothing to do with the recent troubles of David Blunkett or Boris Johnson. Few realise that Westminster in effect has its own divorce den. For sprinkled amon... | politics | In a locked room at the heart of Parliament there is a hive of scandal. Sex, betrayal and custody of children are all there in this affair but this time it has nothing to do with the recent troubles of David Blunkett or Boris Johnson. Few realise that Westminster in effect has its own divorce den. For sprinkled among ... | ['bridges', 'railroads', 'squares', 'railways', 'streets'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1288[/INST] Passage : In a locked room at the heart of Parliament there is a hive of scandal. Sex, betrayal and custody of children are all there in this affair but this time it has nothing to do with the recent troubles of David Blunkett or Boris Johnson. Few realise t... |
1,289 | Economy focus for election battle | Britain's economic future will be at the heart of Labour's poll campaign, Chancellor Gordon Brown has said. He was speaking after Cabinet members held their last meeting at No 10 before the expected election announcement. He said voters would recognise that Labour had brought stability and growth, and would continue ... | politics | Britain' s economic future will be at the heart of Labour' s poll campaign, Chancellor Gordon Brown has said. He was speaking after Cabinet members held their last meeting at No 10 before the expected election announcement. He said voters would recognise that Labour had brought stability and growth, and would continue... | ['think', 'want', 'wish', 'need', 'prefer'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1289[/INST] Passage : Britain' s economic future will be at the heart of Labour' s poll campaign, Chancellor Gordon Brown has said. He was speaking after Cabinet members held their last meeting at No 10 before the expected election announcement. He said voters would rec... |
1,290 | Blair ready to call election | Tony Blair seems certain to end weeks of phoney war on Monday and announce there will be a general election on 5 May. The date has been pencilled into the diaries of politicians and political journalists for many months and, despite occasional panics that the prime minister was on the verge of calling a snap poll, it... | politics | Tony Blair seems certain to end weeks of phoney war on Monday and announce there will be a general election on 5 May. The date has been pencilled into the diaries of politicians and political journalists for many months and, despite occasional panics that the prime minister was on the verge of calling a snap poll, it ... | ['then', 'their', 'presidential', 'his', 'political'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1290[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair seems certain to end weeks of phoney war on Monday and announce there will be a general election on 5 May. The date has been pencilled into the diaries of politicians and political journalists for many months and, despite occasional pani... |
1,291 | Labour faces 'cold calls' inquiry | Labour is to be investigated by a watchdog over claims its election campaign has broken the rules on "cold calling" householders. The information commissioner is to look into a complaint from the Lib Dems about how Labour uses its call centres. The Lib Dems say Labour is telephoning people who have signed up to make ... | politics | Labour is to be investigated by a watchdog over claims its election campaign has broken the rules on" cold calling" householders. The information commissioner is to look into a complaint from the Lib Dems about how Labour uses its call centres. The Lib Dems say Labour is telephoning people who have signed up to make s... | ['those', 'certain', 'their', 'some', 'breaking'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1291[/INST] Passage : Labour is to be investigated by a watchdog over claims its election campaign has broken the rules on" cold calling" householders. The information commissioner is to look into a complaint from the Lib Dems about how Labour uses its call centres. The... |
1,292 | Blunkett hints at election call | Ex-Home Secretary David Blunkett has given fresh clues that the general election will be announced on Monday. He told BBC Radio Five Live: "I'm out in my constituency getting ready for what we presume will be an announcement very shortly at the weekend." He clarified that he meant he would be in his Sheffield seat th... | politics | Ex-Home Secretary David Blunkett has given fresh clues that the general election will be announced on Monday. He told BBC Radio Five Live :" I' m out in my constituency getting ready for what we presume will be an announcement very _____ at the weekend." He clarified that he meant he would be in his Sheffield seat thi... | ['shortly', 'long', 'likely', 'little', 'good'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1292[/INST] Passage : Ex-Home Secretary David Blunkett has given fresh clues that the general election will be announced on Monday. He told BBC Radio Five Live :" I' m out in my constituency getting ready for what we presume will be an announcement very _____ at the wee... |
1,293 | Lib Dems predict 'best ever poll' | The Lib Dems are set for their best results in both the general election and the local council polls, one of their frontbenchers has predicted. Local government spokesman Ed Davey was speaking as the party launched its campaign for the local elections being held in 37 English council areas. The flagship pledge is to ... | politics | The Lib Dems _____ set for their best results in both the general election and the local council polls, one of their frontbenchers has predicted. Local government spokesman Ed Davey was speaking as the party launched its campaign for the local elections being held in 37 English council areas. The flagship pledge is to... | ['however', 'themselves', 'again', 'have', 'are'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1293[/INST] Passage : The Lib Dems _____ set for their best results in both the general election and the local council polls, one of their frontbenchers has predicted. Local government spokesman Ed Davey was speaking as the party launched its campaign for the local elec... |
1,294 | Tories reject rethink on axed MP | Sacked MP Howard Flight's local Conservative association has insisted he will not be its candidate at the general election. Russell Tanguay, agent for Arundel and South Downs Tories, said Mr Flight was ineligible to be a candidate and the association was seeking a substitute. The news comes despite Mr Flight's allies... | politics | Sacked MP Howard Flight' s local Conservative association has insisted he will not be its candidate at the general election. Russell Tanguay, agent for Arundel and South Downs Tories, said Mr Flight was ineligible to be a candidate and the association was seeking a substitute. The news comes despite Mr Flight' s allie... | ['reduced', 'haven', 'replacement', 'relief', 'and'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1294[/INST] Passage : Sacked MP Howard Flight' s local Conservative association has insisted he will not be its candidate at the general election. Russell Tanguay, agent for Arundel and South Downs Tories, said Mr Flight was ineligible to be a candidate and the associat... |
1,295 | Ex-PM Lord Callaghan dies aged 92 | Former Labour prime minister Lord Callaghan has died on the eve of his 93rd birthday. He passed away at home in East Sussex, just 11 days after his wife Audrey died aged 91. Lord Callaghan, who leaves a son and two daughters, was the longest living former British PM in history. He entered Downing Street in 1976 after... | politics | Former Labour prime minister Lord Callaghan has died on the eve of his 93rd birthday. He passed away at home in East Sussex, just 11 days after his wife Audrey died aged 91. Lord Callaghan, who leaves a son and two daughters, was the longest living former British PM in history. He entered Downing Street in 1976 after ... | ['With', 'This', 'However', 'Rising', 'Initially'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1295[/INST] Passage : Former Labour prime minister Lord Callaghan has died on the eve of his 93rd birthday. He passed away at home in East Sussex, just 11 days after his wife Audrey died aged 91. Lord Callaghan, who leaves a son and two daughters, was the longest living... |
1,296 | Blair prepares to name poll date | Tony Blair is likely to name 5 May as election day when Parliament returns from its Easter break, the BBC's political editor has learned. Andrew Marr says Mr Blair will ask the Queen on 4 or 5 April to dissolve Parliament at the end of that week. Mr Blair has so far resisted calls for him to name the day but all part... | politics | Tony Blair is likely to name 5 May as election day when Parliament returns from its Easter break, the BBC' s political editor has learned. Andrew Marr says Mr Blair will ask the Queen on 4 or 5 April to dissolve Parliament at the end of that week. Mr Blair has so far resisted calls for him to name the day but all part... | ['regular', 'their', 'general', 'through', 'every'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1296[/INST] Passage : Tony Blair is likely to name 5 May as election day when Parliament returns from its Easter break, the BBC' s political editor has learned. Andrew Marr says Mr Blair will ask the Queen on 4 or 5 April to dissolve Parliament at the end of that week. ... |
1,297 | Brown's poll campaign move denied | The government has denied reports that Gordon Brown is preparing to oust Alan Milburn as Labour's election supremo. Work and pensions minister Alan Johnson said it was wrong to suggest the chancellor would usurp Mr Milburn, adding they would "work as a team". A report in the Sunday Business claimed Mr Brown has been ... | politics | The government has denied reports that Gordon Brown is preparing to oust Alan Milburn as Labour' s election supremo. Work and pensions minister Alan Johnson said it was wrong to suggest the chancellor would usurp Mr Milburn, adding they would" work as a team". A report in the Sunday Business claimed Mr Brown has been ... | ['group', 'centre', 'full', 'election', 'high'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1297[/INST] Passage : The government has denied reports that Gordon Brown is preparing to oust Alan Milburn as Labour' s election supremo. Work and pensions minister Alan Johnson said it was wrong to suggest the chancellor would usurp Mr Milburn, adding they would" work... |
1,298 | Voters 'don't trust politicians' | Eight out of 10 voters do not trust politicians to tell the truth, a new poll conducted for the BBC suggests. And 87% of the 1,000 adults quizzed by ICM for BBC News 24 said politicians did not deliver what they promised. The poll comes after Foreign Secretary Jack Straw predicted trust would be "the key choice" at t... | politics | Eight out of 10 voters do not trust politicians to tell the truth, a new poll conducted for the BBC suggests. And 87 % of the 1, 000 adults quizzed by ICM for BBC News 24 said politicians did not deliver what they promised. The poll comes after Foreign Secretary Jack Straw predicted trust would be" the key choice" at ... | ['asked', 'seeking', 'keen', 'intended', 'forced'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1298[/INST] Passage : Eight out of 10 voters do not trust politicians to tell the truth, a new poll conducted for the BBC suggests. And 87 % of the 1, 000 adults quizzed by ICM for BBC News 24 said politicians did not deliver what they promised. The poll comes after For... |
1,299 | Tory candidate quits over remark | A Conservative election challenger is quitting after being quoted as wanting a "period of creative destruction in the public services". Danny Kruger, who also works in the Tory research unit, had been due to take on Tony Blair in Sedgefield. He says his remark last week was misrepresented but he will not contest the ... | politics | A Conservative election challenger is quitting after being quoted as wanting a" period of creative destruction in the public services". Danny Kruger, who also works in the Tory research unit, had been due to take on Tony Blair in Sedgefield. He says his remark last week was misrepresented but he will not contest the e... | ['Their', 'Some', 'Your', 'His', 'These'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number1299[/INST] Passage : A Conservative election challenger is quitting after being quoted as wanting a" period of creative destruction in the public services". Danny Kruger, who also works in the Tory research unit, had been due to take on Tony Blair in Sedgefield. He say... |
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