George Osborne would welcome Ken Clarke the former Chancellor back into the Tory shadow Cabinet and has been actively pushing his case.

David Cameron would be making a "catastrophic" mistake if he were to replace George Osborne as shadow chancellor, Ken Clarke said today. In an interview with the Daily Mail, the former chancellor said that Osborne was the victim of a whispering campaign against him, but that he should remain in post. Some Tories have been speculating about Osborne being moved because opinion polls suggest that the...

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has described Ken Clarke as a "fantastic addition" to the Tory front bench.

Today's coverage: Tories face tough choices - and moving George Osborne is one of them - Iain Martin Sadly, George Osborne should go - Janet Daley Why we need Ken Clarke to take on Alistair Darling - Tracy Corrigan David Cameron should replace George Osborne with Ken Clarke - Alex SingletonIain Martin has been becoming noticeably increasingly incensed with the Tory's incoherency on the economy. To...

Much as I like George Osborne, it has become clear - for the reasons explained by Iain Martin - that he cannot continue as Shadow Chancellor. Iain suggests that there are two plausible replacements: William Hague and Ken Clarke. Of the two, the most attractive candidate politically would be Ken Clarke. Having brought Britain out of recession last time, Mr Cl...

It is certainly very generous of Ken Clarke to insist that he should not be touted as a replacement for George Osborne, and to offer his unqualified support to the sitting shadow chancellor. But I suspect that his intervention arose from the belief that Mr Osborne's critics were simply a rei...

As Chancellor George Osborne confirmed fares will rise by 6% in London next year, Ken Livingstone said: "What Londoners need is a fares cut, and a commitment to hold down the fares - not George Osborne and Boris Johnson confirming yet another big fare increase. "Today's announcement by the Tory Mayor and Tory Chancellor means rising travelcard costs and no end in sight for farepayers. "George...

So, Ken Clarke, the former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been brought back into the publicc eye as he returns as David Cameron's business spokesman to counter Peter Mandelson. The deal was sealed over lunch on Saturday between Mr Cameron, Mr Clarke and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne. Clarke, a rabid europhile, has voted against the party whip 33 times, more than any of his c...

I cannot believe that they are considering bringing back Ken Clarke. According to Andrew Porter from the Telegraph, George Osborne is said to welcome the move. I will tell you now that bringing back Clarke will destroy any chance the Conservative party has of winning the next General Election. There is no place on the front bench for a Europhile. Bring back Clarke and watch the poll ratings plumme...

New Yougov / Channel 4 full poll results HERE. Tories 7 points ahead in the Labour marginals, but they echo Heffer's view of Cameron and Osborne - Gorgeous George only scoring 15% against Ken Clarke's 39% as to which would make the best Chancellor. And 43% thinking Dave would be as heartless as Maggie if you're unemployed against 42% who think he'd do better. Hey ho.