Andrew Mitchell, the Tory chief whip under a cloud after his clash with police in Downing Street, will stay away - even though the conference is just up the road from his constituency.

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Later, Downing Street sought to play down the Commons clash, saying that the Prime Minister had known of the impending resignation - but he believed that confirming this to the chamber would leave the party open to accusations of control freakery.

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The commercial bankers' greatest fear is of repeating Credit Suisse's protracted takeover of First Boston, a Wall Street firm, which resulted in a fiery transatlantic clash of cultures and enormous losses.

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Clash resigned from his job on "Sesame Street" after the first lawsuit was filed in November.

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We can relish the latest clash of styles between cosseted, serene Silicon Valley and twitchy, aggressive Wall Street.

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