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MPs disclose contents of expenses letters

14.10.09
These are the MPs who have so far disclosed all or part of the content of letters received from Sir Thomas Legg, as a result of his inquiry into additional cost allowances claimed between 2004-5 and 2008-9... more

Surprise fall in unemployment

14.10.09
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Fuel bills help for the elderly

28.09.09
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From school to dole: young swell ranks of unemployed

16.09.09
Youth unemployment crisis deepened as the jobless rate among under 25s looking for work hit one in five... more

Jobless reality is hitting home for graduates in class of 2009

15.09.09
Economics analysis: Shocking figures show just how desperate the youth unemployment situation really is as the number of people under 25 and out of work smashes through one million ... more

Labour to probe why jobless aren’t claiming

11.08.09
There is a large gap between the number of people out of work and those claiming unemployment benefit and the government wants to know why ... more

Bank holiday plan to remember people killed at work

27.07.09
New Bank Holiday is among the options being considered by the Government to commemorate people killed at work, it was reported... more

Cabinet ministers join scramble to pay back money

19.06.09
Three Cabinet ministers including would-be Chancellor Ed Balls have admitted over-claiming hundreds of pounds on their expenses for mortgages interest... more

Leading Whitehall role will be Cooper's reward for constant show of support

05.06.09
Rising Labour star Yvette Cooper was today set to take the helm of a major Whitehall department... more

Mixed fortunes, but key roles for a golden couple

05.06.09
In a day of mixed fortunes for Labour’s golden couple, Ed Balls lost his battle to be Chancellor but his wife Yvette Cooper was in line for promotion... more

No 10 aides work through night to keep lid on coup

05.06.09
A Downing Street rescue operation was in full swing as Gordon Brown’s allies moved to prevent James Purnell’s resignation from tipping into a full-blown coup... more

Tories 'planning to cut schools budget by 10%'

28.05.09
Tory leader David Cameron drafts plans to cut government spending by up to 10% in bid to balance the nation's books... more

£13bn plan to rescue London PFI Projects

03.03.09
Projects to build new prisons, schools and homes in London are to be rescued by the Government after the credit crunch threatened their completion... more

Wellies on for the Prada boot camp

02.03.09
Miuccia Prada took inspiration from the riverbank for autumn 2009 and came up with a collection that was brave and beautiful... more

Harman is Labour's nightmare

19.02.09
Secretly, guiltily, tentatively, the Cabinet is beginning to plan for the post-Gordon age... more

Treasury minister Yvette Cooper emerges as leadership choice

19.02.09
Treasury Minister Yvette Cooper is being pressed to stand as a "Stop Harriet" candidate for the Labour leadership... more

Cooper admits: Bonuses are no laughing matter

09.02.09
The Treasury struggled to combat claims that it was “dithering” over City bonuses as ministers unveiled a year-long review into bankers’ pay and perks... more

Angry PM urges bankers to give up their bonuses

09.02.09
Gordon Brown and David Cameron both heaped pressure on City bankers to tear up their contractual rights to pocket big bonuses this year... more

Britain lends Iceland £2.2bn in deal to pay back investors

20.11.08
Britain has lent Iceland £2.2 billion as part of a deal to compensate savers hit by the Nordic banking collapse... more

Tax cuts are essential to beat crisis says minister

20.11.08
The recession will be "longer and deeper" without urgent government action to boost the economy with tax cuts and higher borrowing, Treasury chief secretary Yvette Cooper warned... more

Darling vows to cut even more from Whitehall

18.11.08
Labour moved to outflank the Conservatives on spending cuts with a warning that Alistair Darling will slash more than £30billion from Whitehall costs... more

We must keep the flexitime option, especially through these tough times

22.10.08
As the recession bites, all but the most shrewd businessmen and politicians panic and make hasty statements they will rue... more

Mandelson backs away from new 'family' hours

20.10.08
A Cabinet split opened after Peter Mandelson put a question mark over new family-friendly working rights for parents... more

New 'Cobra' unit will tackle economic crises

02.10.08
A high-powered committee of Cabinet ministers and top officials is to be formed to lead the fight against the economic crisis... more

Let’s not kid ourselves – we need the money men

23.09.08
Politicians’ and consumers’ desire for revenge against the City must not blind us to the crucial role it plays in the country’s prosperity... more

Prudence has to begin at home

22.09.08
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Big spender Gordon's plan to save his skin

06.08.08
The PM is preparing an autumn offensive to restore his standing - at the cost of yet more public debt ... more

Balls and Cooper to be quizzed over claims for London second home

25.06.08
The Cabinet's "golden couple" are under investigation over alleged milking of Commons expenses, it has emerged... more

Ex-HBOS boss to boost outlook for mortgages

09.04.08
The Treasury appoints ex-HBOS chief executive Sir James Crosby to head an emergency review of the mortgage market... more

Who Can Solve London's Housing Crisis?

10.10.07
The Evening Standard is running a series of London Influentials Debates. The first will try to find a solution for the housing crisis.... more

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