Lib Dem Treasury spokesman, who called for Alistair Darling to step down, says there are no short cuts to chancellor's job The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman, Vince Cable, told a disappointed Hay festival crowd today that he did not want to be chancellor of the exchequer under a Labour government, despite calling on Alistair Darling to step down. Asked if he would step in if Gordon Brown...

This is the full text of the Budget statement to the House of Commons, delivered by HM Treasury's Rt hon Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer:

So the Times reveals something we all half-knew already: that Alistair Darling dug his heels in when there was talk of him being ousted from the Treasury during the last reshuffle.  Here's the lowdown: "Alistair Darling remained as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the June reshuffle after telling Gordon Brown that he would leave the Government rather than move to another job, The Time...

Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made no secret of his delight when, in 1984, he joined the hallowed ranks of the Faculty of Advocates.

Alistair Darling the Chancellor of the Exchequer today promised a Budget to speed economic recovery by protecting jobs and spreading prosperity.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has asserted today that banks are better run in the private sector. The comments box is wide open for anyone who would like to offer a single coherent argument or shred of evidence in support of this view.

Praguetory has a very funny but sadly true post on Alistair Darling’s predictions and how they invariably turn out to be completely untrue.  Would you trust Darling to sell you a used car, never mind be the Chancellor of the Exchequer?  Well, maybe you voted Brown in 3 times as the Chancellor … but “thrice

FORMER Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has admitted that he vetoed a deal two years ago for Barclays to buy the troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers, whos

Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, to the TUC Congress 9 September 2008 - Check Against Delivery - Let me start by thanking you for the opportunity to address the Trade Union Congress...

Full details of Alex Salmond's meeting with the Chancellor Alistair Darling have now emerged and, according to the Treasury, far from being summoned to a meeting at the Treasury Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond invited himself! What happened, according to Mr Darling's aides was this: The chancellor was due to hold meetings at the Treasury with George Osborne and Vincent Cable,...