Tory conference: eye-popping Osborne
George Osborne is trying to set out some new fiscal rules which he hopes Labour will struggle to match.
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Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News “there is real momentum in the economy” following the publication of official figures showing that growth is rising at its fastest rate for three years.
China’s banks will be able to set up branches in Britain under an agreement reached by Chancellor George Osborne during a visit to Beijing.
The government has played down warnings that the Chinese telecoms giant could pose a threat to Britain’s cyber-security.
The chancellor is hoping to “change British attitudes” to China and is calling for more respect to be shown to the way the country is developing.
George Osborne is trying to set out some new fiscal rules which he hopes Labour will struggle to match.
Chancellor George Osborne gives new powers to the Bank of England to monitor the government’s help to buy scheme following criticism that it risks creating a housing boom and bust.
Chancellor George Osborne rejects claims that government policy is leading to a housing market bubble.
If some statistics that 75 per cent of London’s new build are bought abroad are true, then net housing stock available to ordinary Britons may well be going down not up.
For long periods of this Coalition, the chancellor was a bit of a recluse – the Greta Garbo of Tory politics. His finger was in every political pie but he didn’t seek out cameras. What’s changed?
A story of business success at a car components plant in the Midlands – as George Osborne hails a revovery and says he is determined to stick to his economic plan.
As the economy grows for the second quarter in a row, Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News that Britain has “held its nerve” but there is “a long way to go”.
In a move branded a “disgrace” by Friends of the Earth, Chancellor George Osborne unveils tax breaks for fracking in a bid to create the “most generous” regime for shale gas in the world.
For all the talk about infrastructure spending, the numbers show it is actually falling. So no wonder the chancellor wants some good news – and the shale gas survey has delivered.
The Chancellor’s threat to take away the benefits of anyone refusing to learn English is given an ‘F’ for fiction by FactCheck.
Chancellor George Osborne tells MPs Britain will have to endure another £11.5bn of cuts, with further pain for public sector workers. But infrastructure spending will receive a boost.