Siobhan Kennedy
Will Osborne back down over HSBC’s bank levy concerns?
The timing of today’s HSBC announcement couldn’t be any more convenient – and there are signs that George Osborne may respond in a way that will please the bank.
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Osborne: we’ve found £12bn of welfare cuts
The chancellor says welfare system will be “fair for those who pay for it” ahead of Wednesday’s budget.
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George Osborne: how the Chancellor is positioning for PM
As George Osborne stands in for David Cameron at PMQs we chart how the Chancellor has positioned himself as the future leader of the Conservative party
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George Osborne confirms budget surplus law
Tough new rules to force governments to run budget surpluses will be brought in, George Osborne announces at his annual Mansion House speech.
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Siobhan Kennedy
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George Osborne: no mayor, no northern powerhouse
Chancellor George Osborne will give cities in England the chance to take control of their own affairs – by giving them devolved powers – but only if they accept an elected mayor.
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Labour scornful of Osborne’s good news ‘topping’
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats claim credit for today’s news of a 2.8 per cent rise in economic output. But Labour is dismissive, saying this is still the slowest recovery in 100 years.
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FactCheck: where has it gone wrong for George Osborne?
The Conservatives are putting their handling of the economy at the centre of the election battle. But not everything has gone according to plan.
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Is Osborne committed to extra £30bn for NHS by 2020?
Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News his party is committed to the NHS. Does that include the extra £30bn a year for the service by 2020 promised by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt?
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George Osborne wages war on tax evasion and avoidance
George Osborne unveils a new raft of powers for prosecutors and tax authorities to clamp down on wealthy people who use offshore accounts to evade or avoid tax.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron/Osborne: behold Greece and vote Conservative
Being asked about Greece was a tricky wicket for the Labour leader today. But the contrast with the blatant opportunism and attack mode of the Tories is striking.
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Osborne: ‘Competence versus chaos’
Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News voters have a choice between the government’s economic competence and the chaos of the alternatives of higher borrowing and higher taxation.
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Paul Mason
Autumn statement: Osborne’s promises and reality – my analysis
Had Osborne’s 2010 predictions actually happened, the deficit would be small, the debt falling, and the much vaunted rebalancing of the economy would have taken place.
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Gary Gibbon
‘Couple of surprises’ up Osborne’s sleeve for autumn statement
Tory MPs tell me they suspect the chancellor’s getting all his infrastructure and NHS spending news out of the way early because he’s given up on getting a hearing for good news on Wednesday.
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Osborne: EU budget deal was ‘real win’
The chancellor insists government negotiators succeeded in halving a £1.7bn bill from the European Union, after criticism from across the political spectrum.
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Has Osborne managed to halve and delay Britain’s EU bill?
George Osborne and David Cameron boast that they have managed to slash the UK’s £1.7bn EU bill. But some people – even Conservatives – are saying this is a con.
