The Labour MP and former Chancellor believes due process has not been followed in stripping former RBS CEO Fred Goodwin of his knighthood, saying it is a sign of bad government.

Former chancellor Alistair Darling urges Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems to work together to defeat those pushing for Scottish independence.

Ed Miliband still needs to develop a "credible and compelling" economic position, one of Labour's most senior figures warned on Sunday.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, is to confirm to MPs that the Government will press ahead with proposals to split up the big banks.

The agreement reached between France and Germany to deal with the eurozone's debt crisis will not sort out the area's fundamental problems, former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling has warned.

Six years ago amid a huge amount of controversy, the then Transport Secretary Alistair Darling announced the scraping of several “tram schemes” designed to serve Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Hampshire. In doing so he effectively scrapped plans outlined by the then Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott for a network of 30 Light Rail schemes to

Former chancellor Alistair Darling said the euro deal agreed on Tuesday should have been put in place months ago, and was "nowhere near enough".

Alistair Darling explained how RBS called him and warned it was hours from closing the doors and shutting its cash machines, as he recalled how it came "very close to the brink".

Remember when Alistair Darling said that we faced the worst financial crisis for sixty years? Now Mervyn King has trumped that piece of doom-mongery by telling Channel 4 last night that "This is undoubtedly the biggest financial crisis the world economy has ever faced" (see video above, three minutes in).

I see Jeffrey Cuthbert AM for Caerphilly as put pen to paper in his latest attack on me in the Rhymney Valley Express. Well Mr Cuthbert if you didn't know what your top Labour leaders are saying, how out of touch are you. Alistair Darling MP has said Labour cuts would be 10% less than the Con/Dems. Ed Balls have said there is no need to re-look at the Barnett Formula and Ed "the red flag" Mil...