Former Bullingdon Club cohorts Boris Johnson and David Cameron position themselves at the Conservative Party conference, with Johnson championing the struggling middle class.
Ahead of his Conservative Party conference speech outlining how the government intends to axe £10bn from the welfare budget, the chancellor says the wealthy will bear the “broadest burden”.
Exclusive: Boris Johnson must settle down and deliver if he wants to be prime minister – so says Ken Clarke, in conversation with Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
The chancellor and the shadow chancellor have now made their conference speeches. What do they tell us about their different views of the current economic crisis?
The implication is clear enough: George Osborne believes benefit claimants should think long and hard before having children – or risk losing some of their state support.
David Cameron dismisses Liberal Democrat demands for a “mansion tax” and benefit cuts for wealthy pensioners as part of efforts to tackle the deficit.
Gary Gibbon
“Jazz and cricket will be provided. This is a strictly cigar-smoking event.” Gary Gibbon’s sneak preview of his interview with Ken Clarke at the Conservative Party Conference on 8 October.
Channel 4 News’s award-winning Political Editor Gary Gibbon is set to host long-form interviews with leading figures from each party during this year’s party conference season.
Gary Gibbon
Gary Gibbon on the last hurrah – or should that be miaow? – of “catgate”.
Gary Gibbon
Despite the economic situation Prime Minister David Cameron seeks the mantle of optimism in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference reports Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
The Conservatives round off conference season with their annual gathering in Manchester. Follow the live blog for latest updates, video and comment from the Channel 4 News team.
Gary Gibbon
No. 10 was busy last night trying (unsuccessfully) to avoid the “cut your credit card up” headlines previewing the PM’s speech here this afternoon. The priority for this conference was to acknowledge that the Euro crisis was a central concern but Europe as a topic must not dominate proceedings the way it always used to.
Labour MPs quiz Defence Secretary Liam Fox about his friendship with a man who allegedly claims to be one of his advisers and has visited him at the Ministry of Defence on many occasions.
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.
Gary Gibbon
The hall at the Tory party conference isn’t exactly packed for a speech on the NHS, writes Gary Gibbon – who is also keeping one ear out for the latest on “catgate”.