LONDON—The U.K. economic recovery remains fragile, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday, as he announced that the government will lay out its budget plans on March 24, paving the way for a national election. In comments that suggest the U.K. isn’t discounting the risk of the economy slipping back into recession, Mr. Brown said [...]
World’s largest solid gold brick weighing 220kg (485lb) Photo: AFP/Getty There are both headwinds and tailwinds influencing the gold price, but the positives combined with the degree of investment demand from wealthier investors – should outweigh the negatives. We believe this is likely to [...]
The Tory leader will be filmed as he attends Parliament and holds campaign events over the next week before the hour-long programme is aired on Mothering Sunday – March 14. It comes after Gordon Brown granted a highly personal interview to Piers Morgan, the celebrity talent show judge, in which he discussed the [...]
He wants new rules of engagement for contested takeovers, starting with a two-thirds majority vote for a change of control, and a lowering of the disclosure threshold for ownership to 0.5 per cent. The first is clearly anti-democratic, while the second is probably irrelevant. Still, Mandelson is right to worry about the lure of what [...]
On the back of the increasing political uncertainty the pound fell as much as 4 cents against the dollar – the sharpest intra-day decline for more than a year. If you look at the short positions now being held by traders, worse could be about to follow. For markets a hung parliament – [...]
David Cameron is due to give his keynote speech on Sunday The Conservatives will contest the general election on six themes, the party has announced at its spring conference in Brighton.They cover the national debt, the economy, family, the NHS, schools and changes [...]
Gordon Brown is facing fresh calls to overhaul the system of parliamentary oversight of the intelligence agencies after MI5 was sharply criticised by one of the country’s most senior judges.[Read more...]
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. David Cameron: "Another unseemly mess" Tory leader David Cameron has said he expects [...]
COVENTRY, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised on Saturday to heal the battered economy in a plea to voters to renew their faith in his Labour Party, which is forecast to lose a looming election.[Read more...]
December’s pre-Budget report contained belt-tightening measures The government must act more quickly to cut Britain’s huge budget deficit, a group of economists has said.In a letter to the Sunday Times, the 20 experts say the lack of a credible plan threatens to push [...]
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