Gary Gibbon
‘Sorry’ from Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg’s apology over tuition fees is part of a plan to “big up” the Liberal Democrat leader at his party’s annual conference.
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Are we really open for business?
The government’s proposed £1bn business bank is the latest initiative to encourage lending in the midst of recession. Channel 4 News looks at similar schemes and assesses the challenges ahead.
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Age ‘not an issue’ in leadership, says Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable tells Channel 4 News he is not too old to be Liberal Democrat leader – although he also maintains he supports Nick Clegg wholeheartedly.
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Cable unveils business bank to boost lending
A new “business bank” will be handed £1bn of taxpayers’ money in a bid to kick-start lending to small and medium-sized British firms, Business Secretary Vince Cable announces.
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Gary Gibbon
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Cable outlines plans for British business bank
Business Secretary Vince Cable announces plans for a business bank to increase lending to businesses, but shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says it is time for an alternative economic plan to boost growth.
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Time for an alternative economic plan, Ed Balls tells TUC
The coalition’s economic plan has failed: now families are crying out for change. That’s the view of the shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, who’s warning the UK economy could face long term damage.
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Gary Gibbon
Knighthoods and sell-offs
Did the handing out of honours to former ministers departing the government as a result of the reshuffle follow a tacit ‘tariff’ wonders Gary Gibbon.
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BMW to invest £250m in UK Mini factories
BMW is investing a further £250m in its three Mini factories in the UK, safeguarding thousands of jobs, the firm announces.
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Gary Gibbon
Bloody scenes at Battle of the Inquiry
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs about the government’s plans for a banking inquiry
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Is it time to switch to an ethical bank account?
As applications to ethical banking rise following a bad week for the big five banks, Channel 4 News looks at the alternatives to high street banking.
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Executive pay soars as plans to curb excess are ‘diluted’
Britain’s blue-chip bosses saw their pay rise by by 10 per cent in 2011, while their staff earned just 1 per cent more. So why is Vince Cable watering down plans to control executive pay?
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Labour motion on Jeremy Hunt defeated in Commons
A Labour motion accusing Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt of breaching the ministerial code during the proposed BSkyB takeover is defeated.
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Cameron defends Hunt as pressure for investigation increases
David Cameron defends his refusal to launch an investigation into Jeremy Hunt’s handling of News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB insisting the culture secretary acted ‘wisely and fairly’.
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Gary Gibbon
Hunt, Murdoch and the day Vince lost his powers
As billed, Jeremy Hunt is emphasising the extra and unpopular references and burdens he was willing to put on News Corp over their bid for all of BSkyB. He quotes James Murdoch saying they were “tantamount to killing the deal.” But the real interest so far will be the text exchanges on the day Vince Cable’s sting by the Telegraph was fully disclosed.
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Jeremy Hunt takes the stand at Leveson
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt takes the stand at the Leveson inquiry to answer allegations that include bias and misleading parliament over his handling of News Corp’s failed BSkyB bid.
