-
FactCheck: Where are Labour’s voters going?
Tessa Jowell tried to brush off today’s humiliating slip in the leadership polls with the retort that no political party does well when the economy’s in the doldrums. “Benign times of growth are always easier for political parties,” she said, adding that it’s both a challenge and an opportunity for Ed Miliband. The news that the Tories have overtaken Labour for the first time since last October came as a huge blow to Mr Miliband as he delivered his keynote speech. According to a ComRes poll, the Conservatives are on 37 per cent, with Labour just behind at 36 per cent and the Lib Dems at 12 per cent. But Ms Jowell says this has more to do with people withdrawing from politics, than signing up to the Tories. FactCheck calls up the pollsters.
-
Miliband wants ‘new bargain’ with British people
In his keynote Labour conference address, party leader Ed Miliband offers a “new bargain” to the people of Britain. Top Labour figures tell Channel 4 News the speech was “typical Ed”.
-
FactCheck: Ed Balls won’t give the Tories a free kick on the economy
Ed Balls doesn’t really do contrition. He flirted with the idea on the Today programme this morning when he said sorry for the failure of banking regulations, and admitted that not every pound had been well spent by Labour.
-
Is Ed Balls the problem or the solution?
The question Ed Miliband and the Labour shadow cabinet has to work out at this conference is as much about Ed Balls as anything else. Is he the economic mastermind or the electoral liability? His conference speech at Labour tried to acknowledge that he and his boss Gordon Brown made mistakes – but not the ones the government tries to pin on them. As they try to regain economic credibility they must decide whether it can be done by Ed Balls.
-
Shares rise as euro rescue deal emerges
Share prices increase as a 3tr euro package is proposed to save the single currency from collapse. Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports from Greece.
-
Labour unveils plans to heal economy
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says he would use any profit from selling the state’s share in banks to pay off the national debt.
-
Ed Balls sets out Labour plan to fix financial crisis
Ed Balls says he doesn’t care if it is plan A, B or C – Britain just needs a plan for growth and tells Channel 4 News he has the measures in place to fix an economy that has “flatlined”.
-
Show leadership or risk slump, Darling warns
As finance ministers discuss the economic and financial crisis, former chancellor Alistair Darling tells Channel 4 News leadership is needed to avert another recession.
-
IMF slashes Britain’s growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund says economic growth in Britain will be lower than expected this year and the government may have to delay its tax and spending plans.
-
Why growth matters
As the IMF cuts its growth forecast for the British economy, Channel 4 News explains what it means for our money.
-
50p tax rate may be losing government money
The top rate of income tax may not be raising any revenue for the government and could even be losing it money, a think tank is warning.
-
Boundary changes: winners and losers
The Boundary Commission for England’s recommendations for the redrawing of constituencies have thrown up several surprises. We look at some of the winners and the losers.
-
Boundary report – unsettling reading for MPs
Few English MPs will escape changes to their constituency borders in today’s Boundary Commission’s recommendations, writes political consultant Lewis Baston.
-
British economy faces ‘heightened risk’ – IMF chief
The head of the International Monetary Fund warns that Britain must be ready to respond to the sluggish global recovery.
-
FactCheck: Why less is more when taxing the super rich
Twenty leading economists have called on the government to scrap its 50p tax rate for high earners, warning that it will do “lasting damage” to the economy. Is the 50p tax rate worth it? FactCheck investigates
