Who would replace Andrew Mitchell?
Tories are already wondering who would replace Andrew Mitchell if he became the shortest serving government appointment in recent memory.
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“My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive” – so said Boris Johnson in 2004.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander warns there “could not be a worse time” for the government to abandon its deficit reduction strategy.
The government’s proposed £1bn business bank is the latest initiative to encourage lending in the midst of recession. Channel 4 News looks at similar schemes and assesses the challenges ahead.
In an interview with Cathy Newman at the Liberal Democrat party conference, Energy Secretary Ed Davey gives support to leader Nick Clegg, denying reports he is part of a secret plot to replace him.
Anybody worth more than £1m faces coming under scrutiny from inspectors in a fresh crackdown on tax avoidance announced by Liberal Democrat Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander.
Tories are already wondering who would replace Andrew Mitchell if he became the shortest serving government appointment in recent memory.
Nick Clegg’s apology over tuition fees is part of a plan to “big up” the Liberal Democrat leader at his party’s annual conference.
Did the handing out of honours to former ministers departing the government as a result of the reshuffle follow a tacit ‘tariff’ wonders Gary Gibbon.
Some will see David Cameron’s attempt to tame Ken Clarke in the reshuffle with a cabinet seat a score in the “mouse” column in the “man or mouse” debate, Gary Gibbon writes.
Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the reshuffle.
With a cabinet reshuffle on the cards and calls from within the party to quit, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg faces tough decisions. Gary Gibbon reports on how he fared in front of colleagues
Heads of state from around the world are meeting in London with business leaders including IMF head Christine Lagarde and Google’s Eric Schmidt on the eve of Friday’s Olympics opening ceremony.
BMW is investing a further £250m in its three Mini factories in the UK, safeguarding thousands of jobs, the firm announces.
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs about the government’s plans for a banking inquiry
Ministers order an urgent review of the Libor bank rate after it emerged Barclays had tried to manipulate it. But Labour’s Ed Miliband calls for a full-scale independent inquiry into banking culture.