Sources in the EU say Germany and France are looking at a smaller eurozone, but economists tell Channel 4 News it will be a “Pandora’s box” and “the message from the Greek myth was do not open it”.
Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that he will use “credit easing” to get the British economy moving will involve risk of loss to the public purse, blogs Faisal Islam. But not yet.
As inspectors arrive in Greece to discuss bailing out the country’s economy, the president of the European Commission says the EU is facing the biggest challenge in its history.
Gary Gibbon
For years, the Lib Dem leader’s speech was a longed for moment of coverage. Now, in government, Nick Clegg gets saturation coverage all year round. So this speech, like the whole conference, was more of an internal party conversation than usual. Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg tells his party conference governing is “not doing the easy thing, but doing the right thing”. Top Lib Dems tell Channel 4 News their leader had to be “realistic”.
Gary Gibbon
Liberal Democrat President Tim Farron tells Channel 4 Political Editor Gary Gibbon he regrets saying his party was destined for a divorce from the Conservatives.
Business Secretary Vince Cable tells Channel 4 News global financial instability is making the world a “very dangerous place at the moment”.
It’s no entente cordiale at the Liberal Democrats conference this year – as senior party figures line up to condemn their Tory coalition partners, writes Felicity Spector.
Business Secretary Vince Cable says companies should have publicly to justify bonuses and executives’ salaries.
Vince Cable gives a downbeat assessment of the UK economy but insists he is “positively committed” to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, as Gary Gibbon reports.
Danny Alexander tells Channel 4 News his plans to target the rich with a new team of tax inspectors, and help the poor by raising the income tax threshold to £12,500.
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.
Few English MPs will escape changes to their constituency borders in today’s Boundary Commission’s recommendations, writes political consultant Lewis Baston.
The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, says regulators should get tough new powers to bar irresponsible bankers from the profession to avoid another crisis.
The Business Secretary warns bankers economic turmoil will not derail financial sector reform. Meanwhile, 30,000 struggling homeowners are to be told to cut spending or face losing their home.