Britain 'to launch its biggest bank bail-out'
11.12 Sun Oct 12 2008
The Government is to launch its biggest retail bank rescue on Monday, according to reports.
Brown's warning to 'irresponsible' banks
23.02 Mon Oct 06 2008
Gordon Brown has warned the Government is ready to take action to prevent "irresponsible risk-taking" by banks.
Miliband pays tribute to Brown
23.00 Mon Sep 22 2008
David Miliband has paid tribute to Gordon Brown's record on world affairs at the Labour conference.
Darling urges pay restraint
23.23 Tue Sep 09 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling issued a call for pay restraint when he addressed the TUC Congress in Brighton.
Darling: 'UK can ride economic storm'
14.50 Tue Sep 02 2008
Alistair Darling says he is optimistic the UK can ride the current economic storm despite his comments which rattled financial markets.
Brown and Darling 'rift' denied
22.54 Sun Aug 31 2008
Gordon Brown fully agrees with the Chancellor's dire assessment of the UK economic outlook, a Cabinet minister has said.
Darling in grimmest forecast yet
23.46 Fri Aug 29 2008
Alistair Darling has given his most pessimistic assessment yet of Britain's economic prospects.
Amy's a number one nightmare
08.55 Wed Aug 13 2008
Amy Winehouse is the top celebrity Brits have nightmares about, a survey has found.
Stamp duty suspension as UK struggles?
22.52 Tue Aug 05 2008
A temporary suspension of stamp duty could reportedly be among measures aimed at helping Britain through the credit crunch.
Mortgage approvals dive
14.21 Tue Jul 29 2008
Mortgage approvals dived by nearly 70 per cent during the past year to hit a new low, figures have shown.
Darling: no more cash for services
18.08 Sat Jul 19 2008
Cabinet ministers have been warned there is no more money for public services.
Darling postpones fuel tax rise
23.08 Wed Jul 16 2008
A 2p rise in fuel duty due in October has been postponed by Chancellor Alistair Darling.
Oil prices 'could prolong slowdown'
14.35 Thu Jul 03 2008
Soaring world oil prices risk prolonging the world economic slowdown, the US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has warned.
Tax victims 'will get handout'
20.28 Tue Jul 01 2008
The Government has promised backbenchers it will compensate those who lost out in the 10p tax row.
Darling announces savings guarantee
11.48 Tue Jul 01 2008
Alistair Darling is handing savers further guarantees their money will be safe while facing another 10p tax rebellion.
'Biggest' lorry fuel protest due in London
09.26 Tue Jul 01 2008
Hauliers will take their lorries to London on Wednesday in protest against record-high fuel prices.
More help needed for 10p tax losers
07.45 Sat Jun 28 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling must do more to compensate the 1.1 million low-income households, MPs have said.
Energy chiefs warn of higher bills
22.50 Tue Jun 24 2008
Britain's energy bosses have warned householders to brace themselves for higher bills.
Chancellor calls for pay restraint
08.53 Thu Jun 19 2008
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has urged wage restraint in both the public and private sectors to avoid spiralling inflation.
Chancellor calls for pay restraint
06.33 Thu Jun 19 2008
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has urged wage restraint in both the public and private sectors to avoid spiralling inflation.
King warns inflation may hit 4%
22.13 Tue Jun 17 2008
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has warned inflation may rise above 4 per cent this year as oil and energy prices soar.
Darling makes 10p tax statement
22.28 Tue May 13 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling has set out plans to compensate families who lost out when the 10p tax rate was scrapped.
Brown meets rebel MPs over tax row
20.02 Tue Apr 22 2008
More than 35 Labour MPs have signed a rebel motion against Prime Minister Gordon Brown's decision to scrap the 10p tax rate.
Brown heads off tax rebellion
23.40 Mon Apr 21 2008
Ministers have moved to head off a potential backbench rebellion over the abolition of the 10p income tax rate.
Darling prepares Labour's toughest Budget
17.15 Tue Mar 11 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling's first Budget is expected to be the toughest since Labour came to power more than a decade ago.
Energy companies in hot water
11.08 Mon Mar 10 2008
A crackdown on energy companies is expected when the Chancellor delivers his first Budget on Wednesday.
Darling under Budget pressure
19.25 Sun Mar 09 2008
Alistair Darling is facing gloomy economic prospects as he prepares to deliver his first Budget.
Rock emergency law passes first stage
21.17 Tue Feb 19 2008
Emergency legislation to nationalise Northern Rock has passed the first stage in the Commons.
Darling outlines plans for Northern Rock
22.52 Mon Feb 18 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling has addressed the Commons over plans to nationalise troubled mortgage-lender Northern Rock.
Northern Rock is nationalised
23.53 Sun Feb 17 2008
Beleaguered bank Northern Rock will be nationalised, the Chancellor has announced.
Freight companies lobby chancellor over fuel duty
12.59 Mon Feb 11 2008
Freight companies will urge Chancellor Alistair Darling to scrap plans to increase fuel duty by 2p from April 1.
Government takes on Northern Rock debts
11.38 Thu Feb 07 2008
Northern Rock "has not been nationalised", even though billions of pounds lent to the bank have been brought onto the Government's books.
Darling sets date of first Budget
11.14 Thu Jan 31 2008
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will deliver this year's Budget on March 12, the treasury has announced.
Chancellor refuses to rule out nationalisation
22.56 Mon Jan 21 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling has warned it would be "irresponsible" to rule out temporary nationalisation of Northern Rock.
Latest disc embarrassment for Government
23.59 Mon Dec 17 2007
A hard drive containing the personal information of over three million learner drivers has been lost in the US.
Chancellor urges Northern Rock
16.18 Thu Oct 25 2007
Chancellor Alistair Darling said that Northern Rock has "a matter of weeks and months" to sort out its future.
Cameron ridicules Brown in Commons
21.25 Wed Oct 10 2007
Gordon Brown squirmed as he came in for a grilling by David Cameron during his first Prime Minister's Questions since the summer break.
Chancellor delivers inheritance tax pledge
19.43 Tue Oct 09 2007
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced cuts to inheritance tax and promised to provide extra cash to improve health and education.
'UK heading for economic slowdown'
11.49 Fri Oct 05 2007
The UK could be heading for an economic slowdown after being buffeted by the global credit squeeze, according to reports.
Darling vows to learn lessons
17.26 Sun Sep 23 2007
Chancellor Alistair Darling has vowed to learn lessons from the financial turmoil of the last few weeks and promised further protection.
Gas-guzzlers to be hit by £2,000 tax?
08.16 Sun Sep 16 2007
A "purchase tax" of up to £2,000 could be introduced for gas-guzzling cars, according to a leaked Treasury paper.
Inquiry into nuclear body parts claims
13.10 Wed Apr 18 2007
An investigation is to be held into the unauthorised removal of body parts from 65 nuclear power plant workers who died from cancer.
Minimum wage to rise to £5.52
10.44 Wed Mar 07 2007
The minimum wage is set to rise by 17p in October, the Government has announced.
ITV: Probe into BSkyB share purchase
15.56 Mon Feb 26 2007
BSkyB's purchase of a stake in ITV is to be investigated by broadcasting regulator Ofcom, the Government has said.