THE Downing Street bullying scandal took a new turn last night when Alistair Darling, right, revealed for the first time how Gordon Brown's advisers tried to undermine hi

Downing Street has been forced to deny a rift between prime minister Gordon Brown and chancellor Alistair Darling, after the latter's explosive interview with the Guardian over the weekend.

Alistair Darling the Chancellor will spend only two and a half days of his week deputising for Gordon Brown at his desk in Downing Street.

It's hard to think what anyone in the Government has to celebrate right now - particularly if you're name is Alistair Darling. Yet this photo reaches me - taken this morning - of a delivery being made to the front door of 11 Downing Street.

Chancellor Alistair Darling's cat Sybil - the bane of Downing Street mice - has died following a short illness.

Gordon Brown has refused to say whether Alistair Darling would be his chancellor if Labour won the general election and admitted to a "difficult relationship" with his Downing Street neighbour.

Maggie Darling, the wife of the Chancellor, has played a significant role in the sometimes tense relationship between No 10 and No 11 Downing Street in recent years.

The interview which Alistair Darling claims caused Downing Street to unleash its "forces of hell" on him was supposed to be part of an image relaunch for understated Chancellor.

A war of words over Scottish public expenditure broke out last night between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling ahead of the First Minister’s showdown in Downing Street this week .

Is there a snout at Westminster that isn't in the trough?  The question is prompted by this morning's disclosure that Alistair Darling is at it with the rest of them. He has milked the allowances system by claiming second home expenses for his family home in Edinburgh and renting out his London flat (presumably his first home) while living cost-free at 11 Downing  Street (...