The Prime Minister will not admit that he is in any way responsible for the recession that is gripping Britain despite being urged to by Chancellor Alistair Darling.

Plans by Alistair Darling the Chancellor to spend his way out of the recession facing Britain have been branded "misguided" by 16 leading economists.

The measures the chancellor may take to help Britain emerge from recession On Wednesday, Alistair Darling will present his first budget since Britain went into recession. On the basis of what has already emerged from the Treasury, here are some of the announcements he is expected to make: Public sector borrowing: Much worse than forecast in last autumn's pre-budget report. Darling is expected...

The Treasury was wrong in its predictions of the severity of the recession, chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has had a rocky year at Number 11. Decca Aitkenhead joins him at his Scottish holiday retreat to talk reshuffles, recession and the price of eggs

Alistair Darling outlines plans for universal broadband access and hints at boost for creative industries in budget speech The chancellor, Alistair Darling, has outlined plans in his budget speech today for additional government funding to help achieve universal broadband coverage across the UK. Speaking in the House of Commons, Darling also said that the UK's creative industries – incl...

The profound stupidity of the now prevailing "bail-out" mindset of the political elite both sides of the Atlantic is manifest in the news that UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has said Britain will SPEND it's way out of the recession. "The Treasury will use public spending to fend off the worst of the economic downturn, Alistair Darling has said. With the UK sliding towards a recession, the Cha...

Chancellor defends budget and 50p rate for high earners, saying they must 'shoulder burden' to help get UK out of recession Those with the "broadest shoulders" must help Britain dig itself out of a deep recession by paying their share, the chancellor of the exchequer said today. Speaking at the Institute of Directors' annual conference, Alistair Darling responded to criticism of the...

The UK still has a long way to go before it comes out the other side of the recession, chancellor Alistair Darling has warned.

Chancellor shrugs off gloomy forecasts and says he wants to stay in his post to complete 'work in progress' Alistair Darling insists the recession will be over by Christmas, despite growing doubts over his economic forecasts. In an interview with the Times, the chancellor stuck by his predictions, even though other forecasters, including the International Monetary Fund, have published a ...