Anti-government protesters blockaded parliament to stop the opening debate on a Bill they fear could pave the way for the return of deposed ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra.
About 2,000 people from the so-called yellow shirt movement that opposes Thaksin packed roads leading to the parliament building.
The Bill would grant amnesty to all parties involved in political violence from the end of 2005.
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Lord Feldman says that he didn't call grassroots Tories "mad swivel-eyed loons" while his accusers stand by their stories that he did.
As Aslef's annual assembly of delegates begins in Edinburgh tomorrow the general secretary explains the challenges his members - and workers across the country - face
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