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Ann Keen's answer to expenses question: Get stuffed

16.10.09
Five London MPs are refusing to say if they are being asked to repay part of their Commons expenses... more

Britain gets left behind as the world bounces back

03.09.09
Britain told it faces a deeper recession than previously thought as it is singled out as the one major economy whose prospects have deteriorated over the summer... more

City Spy: Taxing times for Revenue's staff

20.07.09
The one thing this bankrupt Government desperately needs is money - in other words, the inflow of our taxes. However the chances of even that drying up are increasing...... more

Minister stands up for popular teacher's bid to stay in Britain

08.06.09
An "irreplaceable" language teacher who is fighting deportation by the Home Office has won the support of a government minister... more

Recession to end this year, top Treasury minister says

09.04.09
Treasury minister Stephen Timms suggested the recession will be over before the end of the year... more

London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

Banks aim to seal asset bail-out plan

25.02.09
Banking: Britain's Treasury and top banks were hammering out final details of a plan to limit lenders' losses on about £500 billion of risky assets, which the government said should help prevent full nationalisation... more

More ministerial aides join revolt at Royal Mail sell-off

25.02.09
Three more ministerial aides have joined the revolt over the Royal Mail sell-off... more

Ministers threaten veto on bonuses

16.02.09
The Government toughened its position on City bonuses by announcing it would hold a veto over payouts from banks bailed out by the taxpayer... more

Lloyds in line for second bail-out as shares dive

16.02.09
A further multi-billion bail-out for Lloyds Banking Group was not being ruled out as shares fell again... more

FSA and Lloyds: a costly debacle

16.02.09
There were real doubts among Lloyds TSB shareholders at the time of its merger with HBOS last year, a union to which the Prime Minister played marriage broker... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09
A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

Brown refuses to rule out higher VAT rate as Cameron launches attack

26.11.08
Gordon Brown has admitted that the Government considered raising the VAT rate to 20 per cent or higher before rejecting the plan... more

Target to halt child poverty

19.11.08
The Government has unveiled a child poverty target for London to address concerns that too many children live below the breadline... more

London councils suffer from Iceland banking crash

09.10.08
London town halls face raising council taxes and cutting spending in the wake of the Icelandic banking crash... more

A million men now out of work in Britain

17.09.08
Unemployment has leapt by 81,000 to its highest level for nine years... more

The Treasury steps in to broker merger

17.09.08
Gordon Brown personally stepped in to smooth the way for a merger of HBOS and Lloyds TSB as the Government sought to reassure the public its money would be safe... more

Shock as jobless total surges by most for 16 years

16.07.08
Chancellor Alistair Darling dealt yet another blow as the economy is rocked by the worst unemployment figures for almost 16 years... more

Labour rebellion on post offices slashes majority

20.03.08
Five senior London Labour MPs rebelled last night in a vote against the closure of post offices... more

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