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Osborne imposes cap on family benefits
Chancellor George Osborne announces a tough new cap on the amount of benefits to be claimed by any family. Our Economics Editor Faisal Islam says that around 50,000 families will be affected.
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Child benefits axed for top rate taxpayers
Child benefits will be axed for higher rate taxpayers from 2013, George Osborne tells the Conservative party conference. One Minister tells Channel 4 News other universal benefits are safe.
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Child benefit to be scrapped for higher rate taxpayers
Chancellor George Osborne announces the coalition is to scrap child benefit for higher rate taxpayers from 2013. Our Political Editor Gary Gibbon says other universal benefits will be looked at too.
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Cuts to dominate Conservative conference
As the government confirms plans to push through fundamental welfare reform, spending cuts will dominate the Conservative conference, which opens today.
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New phone hacking allegations against Andy Coulson
A former colleague of Andy Coulson tells Channel 4’s Dispatches David Cameron’s communications director knew about hacking and listened to tapes when he was News of the World editor.
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Tories to crack down on health and safety ‘zealots’
The Conservative conference, which opens today, will see a raft of plans to curb Britain’s “compensation culture”.
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Presenters warn BBC strikers against conference blackout
Ed Miliband and BBC presenters warn staff over a strike during the Conservative conference, as media pundit Steve Hewlett tells Channel 4 News the walkout would damage the broadcaster’s reputation.
