George Osborne
Labour seize on CBI’s “damning indictment” of Osborne’s “really disappointing” growth fail
Labour sought to pile the pressure on George Osborne today following last night's savaging of the government's growth record by CBI chief John Cridland.
Tory MP: Osborne has “obviously made a mistake” and “he should apologise to Balls”
A Tory MP on the Treasury select committee says George Osborne “obviously made a mistake” in accusing Ed Balls over the Libor scandal and “should apologise”.
Tory MPs unnerved by Osborne’s “disproportionate obsession” with Balls
Several Conservative MPs have expressed serious concerns at George Osborne's apparent “disproportionate obsession” with Ed Balls.
Leslie: ‘Frenzied Osborne throwing around false allegations and demeaning his office’
Shadow Treasury minister Chris Leslie accused George Osborne of “lashing out in a frenzied way” in his Spectator interview today.
Balls: ‘I’d be very happy to appear at an inquiry… Why are ministers so worried by one?’
Amidst reports this morning linking him to the Libor scandal, Ed Balls today said he is “very happy” to appear before a full banking inquiry.
Osborne introduces yet another tax loophole that will cost poor countries £4bn a year
George Osborne pushed through the Finance Bill last night without an amendment that mitigates the impact of a new tax loophole on developing countries.