Conflicting reports over future MoD spending
The MoD budget is not guaranteed protection in the 2015-16 spending round after all – the perils of letting the prime minister conduct his own briefings perhaps?
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Liberal Democrats are gathering for their spring conference today with the party wracked by more damaging controversy.
Vicky Pryce, ex-wife of former MP Chris Huhne, faces jail after being found guilty of perverting the course of justice for taking his speeding points. She claims senior Lib Dems knew of the scandal.
Chancellor George Osborne insists he will not change course despite Moody’s downgrading of Britain’s prized AAA credit rating, which caused the pound to fall to a 31-month low against the dollar.
The Office of National Statistics reports a budget surplus of £11.4bn, boosted by tax receipts and the first payment of interest from the Bank of England’s quantitative easing program.
Even with some fiscal hocus pocus that gives the Treasury an extra £3.8bn, government borrowing in the year to date is still worse than this time last year. And that should worry the chancellor.
Royal Bank of Scotland is fined almost £400m for its role in the Libor rate-fixing scandal, the third bank forced to pay a penalty by regulators in Britain and the US.
The number of apprenticeships continues to soar – but what’s the real story behind the headline? FactCheck investigates.
The MoD budget is not guaranteed protection in the 2015-16 spending round after all – the perils of letting the prime minister conduct his own briefings perhaps?
Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Nick Clegg, today renew their vows in a new show of unity, two and a half years after the rose garden press conference.
Thousands of young people could benefit under a new government loan scheme to help provide small loans to turn their business ideas into a reality.
As the banking commission calls for an “electrified” ring fence around banks’ riskier business methods, Siobhan Kennedy meets a hotelier whose life was ruined by one of these practices.
The allegation that a serving police officer fabricated evidence relating to the Andrew Mitchell “plebgate” row prompts calls for a full and independent investigation into the case.
Car giant Nissan has announced plans to build a new luxury model in the UK, creating up to 1,000 jobs with a £250m investment.
The economic future is bleak, but the chancellor wants to stick to his deficit reduction plan – so something has to give. Is he planning a VAT hike to 22.5 per cent? A stamp duty rise on luxury homes?
The car company, Ford, announces the closure of two of its UK production facilities, leading to the loss of around 1,400 jobs in Britain. Production will switch to Turkey.