I must admit I am baffled as to why David Cameron has chosen now as the moment to reopen the question of under what circumstances he would move George Osborne from his job as shadow Chancellor. The Times reports that Cameron says in his interview with Sir Trevor McDonald that he has talked to Osborne “a number of times” about moving him. This isn’t the first time that Cameron has...

David Cameron may have given the impression he intends to reprimand MPs who made seriously large expense claims, but in fact this has not applied to his close coterie of chums in the shadow cabinet. Of these, shadow chancellor George Osborne is perhaps the biggest offender. And even though Cameron’s has talked tough, as the timeline

David Cameron is sticking with George Osborne wholeheartedly and, in private I hear, defending his friend in very robust terms. What is fascinating is the extent to which the Tory leader is so isolated in this endeavour now that the initial drama surrounding Yachtgate has faded. The pressure, from other sources, is on the Shadow Chancellor. There is grave disquiet among Tory MPs in the wake of the...

Conservative party members want David Cameron to bring back Kenneth Clarke, the former chancellor, and David Davis, the former shadow home secretary, in his next frontbench reshuffle, according to a poll published today. The survey, which also shows that a significant minority of Tories want George Osborne to be replaced as shadow chancellor, was released to coincide with speculation that Cameron ...

Osborne may not necessarily be Cameron’s Chancellor Some interesting comments from Mike Smithson at Political Betting talking up the potential for Philip Hammond to be the surprise choice of Chancellor in David Cameron’s first government rather than the younger George Osborne. There is also evidence at Conservative Home that the MP for Runnymede and Weybridge is

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...

For those who seek to compare two conference performances by the Shadow Chancellor, it will be a very difficult job. The task for George Osborne in 07 and 08 are very, very different and those who say his more recent effort didn't match up to the previous one are missing a key point. In 2007 Osborne and Cameron were desperate to avoid an election which, subsequently, even Cameron admits the T...

David Cameron has again defended his shadow chancellor following claims he sort an illegal donation from a Russian billionaire.

David Cameron and George Osborne are said to be considering taking advantage of the euro crisis to renegotiate Britain's relationship with the European Union.

If you want to see how a Prime Minister and his Chancellor should get on, watch this clip of the aftermath of George Osborne's speech to the Conservative conference. And Compare that to Labour.