Barack Obama calls George Osborne ‘Jeffrey’
By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor | Barack Obama repeatedly referred to George Osborne as ‘Jeffrey’ during G8 meetings this week in an embarrassing blow for the Chancellor. The US President...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne rules out duet with R&B star Jeffrey Osborne who Obama...
By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor | Barack Obama repeatedly referred to George Osborne as ‘Jeffrey’ during G8 meetings this week in an embarrassing blow for the Chancellor. The US President...
View ArticleGeorge Osborne launches cartoon explaining ‘tough choices’ as new figures...
By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor | George Osborne today warned Britain cannot spend money it does not have as he launched a cartoon explaining why a fresh round of spending cuts is needed....
View ArticleVince Cable snubs Osborne by refusing to turn up to showdown meeting over...
By Simon Walters | Mr Cable is the last Cabinet Minister to reach agreement with Mr Osborne over budget savings Vince Cable has refused to attend a showdown with Chancellor George Osborne in a bitter...
View ArticleOsborne leaves the door open for pensioner benefits cuts
By James Chapman | Pensioners’ free TV licences, bus passes and winter fuel payments are in increasing doubt after comments yesterday by George Osborne. The Chancellor suggested the benefits would have...
View ArticleNow Balls says Labour WILL borrow more: Shadow Chancellor says it would be...
By James Chapman | Awkward question: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls confirmed that he is prepared to borrow more money for more public spending Labour is prepared to borrow yet more money to pay for...
View ArticlePension benefits could be cut after 2015, Osborne reveals as half the Cabinet...
By James Chapman | Pensioners’ free TV licences, bus passes and winter fuel payments are in increasing doubt after comments yesterday by George Osborne. The Chancellor suggested the benefits would have...
View ArticleFight against terror to escape Osborne’s £11bn spending axe: Security...
By James Chapman | Britain’s security budget will escape George Osborne’s £11.5billion cut in spending – instead winning a significant cash boost to help the fight against terrorism. MI5, MI6 and the...
View ArticleAt last, a brake on public sector pay: Automatic wages rises ‘antiquated and...
By Jason Groves | Millions of public sector workers face a fresh financial squeeze after George Osborne vowed to end their ‘antiquated and deeply unfair’ system of automatic pay rises. In a move that...
View Article£2billion of NHS cash will go to social care to stop elderly being dumped in...
By Daniel Martin | Billions will be raided from the NHS and given to councils to end the ‘tragedy’ of pensioners being ‘trapped’ in hospitals. More than £2billion of Health Service cash will be shared...
View ArticleSpending Review: George Osborne says command of English will be condition of...
By James Chapman | New rules: George Osborne said yesterday that a basic command of the language would be a condition for receiving out-of-work payments Benefit claimants who cannot speak basic English...
View ArticleWas George a dodgy colour because he’d spent too long at his desk?
By Quentin Letts | Pale face: Mr Osborne tucks into a burger and fries on Tuesday night before making his Statement yesterday George Osborne was as pale as a stick of Wrigley’s spearmint. He looked so...
View ArticleGrowth’s back and Britain is on the mend…
By Alex Brummer and Simon Heffer Phd | In his Commons address, Osborne hinted at the underlying strength of the economy George Osborne’s determination to stick to his guns, with yet another £11.5...
View Article‘McDonald’s don’t deliver and I was working late’: Osborne defends gourmet...
By Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor | George Osborne today brushed aside criticism that he ordered a gourmet burger and chips to be delivered to the Treasury as he prepared to take the axe to...
View ArticleSpending review: Was George Osborne a dodgy colour because he’d spent too...
By Quentin Letts | Pale face: Mr Osborne tucks into a burger and fries on Tuesday night before making his Statement yesterday George Osborne was as pale as a stick of Wrigley’s spearmint. He looked so...
View ArticleTwitter users mock Eric Pickles after he tweeted picture of healthy lunch
By Anthony Bond | He is renowned as being one of Britain’s larger politicians. So when Eric Pickles decided to make fun of his Cabinet colleague George Osborne by tweeting a picture of himself eating a...
View Article£100bn to rebuild Britain: Road and rail projects at heart of huge drive to...
By James Chapman and Ray Massey | More than £100billion will be spent on the biggest road programme for 40 years, improving the rail network and building homes and schools under Government plans to...
View ArticleSigns of economic recovery strengthen as previously pessimistic IMF ups...
By Matt West | The UK’s economic recovery was boosted today after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hiked its 2013 growth forecast, reversing a previous downgrade. The IMF is now predicting growth...
View ArticleTories are relishing more cuts, claims Vince Cable in blistering attack on...
By Jason Groves | Vince Cable will today accuse George Osborne of enjoying the prospect of even more spending cuts. In a clear attack on the Chancellor, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary will...
View ArticleJawbone Up – the High
By Craig Mackenzie | Chancellor George Osborne has one, so does Education Secretary Michael Gove. High-tech wristbands are the new craze for tracking a healthy lifestyle, monitoring sleep patterns,...
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