Alex Thomson

Alistair Darling hosted a christmas party for disabled children and their families at Downing Street. But he had a new companion on his arm who seemed to have less than subtle designs on the ...

Alistair Darling has been forced onto the defensive over his pre-budget report after the Conservatives called for an emergency Commons debate over the measures contained in it. Sky's Joey Jones has ...

Channel 4 News

Samira Ahmed: I'm joined now in the studio by our economics correspondent, Faisal Islam. Faisal, what do you make of Alistair Darling's comments? Is he a gambler? Faisal Islam: Well, he's not so much ...

The Chancellor Alistair Darling defends his Pre Budget Report spending gamble on Sky News.

Carl Dinnen

Chancellor Alistair Darling has promised help for every household in his pre-budget report, which is likely to include a reduction in VAT from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent. There will also be other ...

John Sparks

The report, out on Monday, is expected to include big tax cuts worth at least 1 per cent of Britain's total output. It is also likely to include increases in public spending. Alistair Darling will ...

Faisal Islam

James Blake

Stock markets around the world tumbled this morning, with the FTSE index of a hundred leading shares already falling by more than three hundred points at one point to hit a four-year low. It puts ...