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UK's clout in EU will fall under Tories
Britain will lose influence in Europe if the Conservatives win the general election, the president of the European Commission has warned.
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Voluntary code to make banks pay taxes could be made law
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Chancellor cracks down on lenders to ensure they 'obey the spirit of the law'
No, minister: mandarins frustrate Miliband's green revolution
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
His brief is to lead the fight against climate change. But civil servants have other ideas
Cameron would freeze BBC fee
Monday, 16 March 2009
Conservative leader David Cameron today said he would freeze the BBC television licence fee for a year to set an example to others in the current tough economic times.
Brown rejects minimum alcohol price idea
Monday, 16 March 2009
PM rejects recommendation that Government should bring in minimum prices for alcohol in attempt to cut excessive drinking.
Brown hopeful of G20 agreement
Monday, 16 March 2009
Gordon Brown still believes he can broker an agreement among the world's biggest economies to take further fiscal action to shorten the recession, despite disagreements with France and Germany at the weekend.
Raise price of alcohol to beat binge drinkers
Monday, 16 March 2009
Chief Medical Officer demands new law to end era of bargain drinks.
Third of constituencies have more jobless than when Tories left power
Sunday, 15 March 2009
More people are out of work in a third of constituencies across Britain than when the Conservatives left power, new figures revealed yesterday.
Darling urges commitment to fiscal stimulus
Saturday, 14 March 2009
Alistair Darling was today urging the world's leading economies to make an "explicit commitment" that they stood ready to use further fiscal stimulus measures if they proved necessary.
Cameron’s apology on economy
Saturday, 14 March 2009
David Cameron has apologised for his failure to spot that Britain was lurching into an economic crisis.
BoE slaps down Lord Mandelson
Friday, 13 March 2009
Lord Mandelson was embroiled in a row with the Bank of England yesterday amid claims that ministers are divided over their response to the recession.
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