Is a Tory rebellion putting the brakes on HS2?
Michael Crick looks at the Tory backlash against HS2, the plan for a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
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Almost one in 10 people earning more than £10m a year is paying less than the 20 per cent basic rate of income tax, says the Treasury in defence of plans to cap tax breaks on charitable donations.
People who use charities as a front to avoid tax are the real target of a government clampdown on charitable giving, Prime Minister David Cameron tells Channel 4 News, as the charity tax row grows.
A charity that provides free breakfasts to primary schools tells Channel 4 News it has seen a four-fold rise in its waiting list in the last four months, amid fears child poverty is on the rise.
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband has broken a long silence to warn that Labour needs “restless rethinking” if it is to return to power.
Nick Clegg says Britain should develop “more of a John Lewis economy”. But what exactly is the deputy prime minister proposing? And could it work?
The Liberal Democrat leader will try to distance himself from the Conservatives by opposing plans for a tax break for married couples.
Britons are less willing to pay taxes to support the welfare system or the environment, and are more likely to blame poverty on laziness, says a new report.
Michael Crick looks at the Tory backlash against HS2, the plan for a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
Prime Minister David Cameron uses his keynote speech to the Conservative conference to pledge a return of right to buy, tax breaks for married couples, and the legalisation of gay marriage.
Coalition plans for the economy are criticised by a senior Conservative backbencher on the eve of the party’s conference in Manchester.
To mark the 80th birthday of Ealing Studios, The Lavender Hill Mob, first screened in 1951, is one of three films to be restored from its original negatives into high definition.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Coalition is committing Britain to fundamental reforms “for which no one voted”. The Prime Minister says he profoundly disagrees with the comments.
After rubbishing Labour sleaze claims, the employment minister releases new figures which he says prove the Government is right to shake up the benefits system.
They’re on drink, on drugs and on benefits by the thousands, according to new figures. But how will the Government get Britain’s addicts back to work?
A group of teenagers fighting cuts to youth funding in and around David Cameron’s constituency tell Channel 4 News they are being “ignored”. The youngsters want the Prime Minister to intervene.