http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-37640-stephen-timms/topic-rss.do Stephen Timms RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23757553-ann-keens-answer-to-expenses-question-get-stuffed.do Five London MPs are refusing to say if they are being asked to repay part of their Commons expenses 2009-10-16T09:58:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23739878-britain-gets-left-behind-as-the-world-bounces-back.do 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 2009-09-03T14:26:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23721428-city-spy-taxing-times-for-revenues-staff.do 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... 2009-07-20T07:17:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23704717-minister-stands-up-for-popular-teachers-bid-to-stay-in-britain.do An "irreplaceable" language teacher who is fighting deportation by the Home Office has won the support of a government minister 2009-06-08T07:08:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23674074-recession-to-end-this-year-top-treasury-minister-says.do Treasury minister Stephen Timms suggested the recession will be over before the end of the year 2009-04-09T08:13:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23669222-london-mps-face-pay-probe-as-they-prepare-to-pocket-9-increase.do 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 2009-03-31T08:21:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23652343-banks-aim-to-seal-asset-bail-out-plan.do <strong>Banking: </strong> 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 2009-02-25T10:58:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23652269-more-ministerial-aides-join-revolt-at-royal-mail-sell-off.do Three more ministerial aides have joined the revolt over the Royal Mail sell-off 2009-02-25T09:22:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23644069-ministers-threaten-veto-on-bonuses.do The Government toughened its position on City bonuses by announcing it would hold a veto over payouts from banks bailed out by the taxpayer 2009-02-16T14:40:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23643334-lloyds-in-line-for-second-bail-out-as-shares-dive.do A further multi-billion bail-out for Lloyds Banking Group was not being ruled out as shares fell again 2009-02-16T08:20:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23643390-fsa-and-lloyds-a-costly-debacle.do 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 2009-02-16T09:16:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23631054-i-blundered-in-vote-admits-mp-fighting-heathrow-expansion.do 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 2009-01-29T09:34:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23592789-brown-refuses-to-rule-out-higher-vat-rate-as-cameron-launches-attack.do Gordon Brown has admitted that the Government considered raising the VAT rate to 20 per cent or higher before rejecting the plan 2008-11-26T09:24:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23589200-target-to-halt-child-poverty.do The Government has unveiled a child poverty target for London to address concerns that too many children live below the breadline 2008-11-19T09:21:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23569746-london-councils-suffer-from-iceland-banking-crash.do London town halls face raising council taxes and cutting spending in the wake of the Icelandic banking crash 2008-10-09T08:52:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23556753-a-million-men-now-out-of-work-in-britain.do Unemployment has leapt by 81,000 to its highest level for nine years 2008-09-17T12:50:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23556757-the-treasury-steps-in-to-broker-merger.do 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 2008-09-17T12:56:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23516968-shock-as-jobless-total-surges-by-most-for-16-years.do Chancellor Alistair Darling dealt yet another blow as the economy is rocked by the worst unemployment figures for almost 16 years 2008-07-16T14:05:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23459968-labour-rebellion-on-post-offices-slashes-majority.do Five senior London Labour MPs rebelled last night in a vote against the closure of post offices 2008-03-20T09:33:16Z