Lord Adonis to resign Labour whip and chair George Osborne's infrastructure body
In a coup to be announced by chancellor at conference, Tony Blair’s former policy chief is to advise on projects such as Crossrail 2, HS3 and power stations...
View ArticleOsborne hands advisers big pay rises while freezing public-sector wages
Chancellor gives adviser responsible for his new image a pay rise of more than 40% and employs additional seven aides in last year, data reveals...
View ArticleTransport suffers deepest budget cut with London subsidy axed
DfT faces cut of 37% as Transport for London loses entire operational budget by 2020 fuelling concerns over higher fares...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne asks public sector workers for money-saving ideas
Chancellor invites workers to participate in survey, in reprise of 2010 exercise which generated ideas that helped cut costs...
View ArticleIain Duncan Smith 'threatens to quit' if George Osborne raids universal credit
Iain Duncan Smith has reportedly threatened to quit as Work and Pensions Secretary if George Osborne takes funds from his flagship universal credit programme. The Times reports that...
View ArticleBudget 2015: What George Osborne said... and what the Chancellor really meant
What he said This will be a Budget for working people… This is the new settlement. From a one-nation Government, this is a one-nation Budget that takes the necessary steps and follows a sensible path...
View ArticleTreasury permanent secretary Sir Nicholas Macpherson to step down
Surprise announcement that Treasury’s most senior civil servant will quit role in April triggers search for his successor...
View ArticleFix a broken tax system? It's good advice but George Osborne won't take it
The Treasury Select Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie hasn’t wasted any time making life difficult for the Chancellor. He’s demanding to know when George Osborne plans to make a decision on who is going...
View Article