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...

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 has said that his friendship with George Osborne would not stop him sacking the shadow chancellor if he had to.

David Cameron has backtracked on Tory "policy" once again by saying that a government under his leadership will not make "swingeing cuts" in their first year of office sparking rumours of a rift between Cameron and the Shadow Chancellor, Boy George Osborne. To be honest, it doesn't surprise me that Cameron has flip flopped once again as the man does not appear to have any strong convictions o...

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

More bad news for under-performing George Osborne. Tory friends of mine are beginning to openly question whether he will survive the next few months. Some are now predicting that Georgie will be moved in a summer reshuffle. Cameron shouldn’t hesitate. It is clear that Osborne is out if his depth in his shadow portfolio and would be an utter disaster as Chancellor. So, who would replace him? ...

Chancellor George Osborne pays tribute to David Cameron's "leadership" during his speech at the Tory Party conference.

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 ...

David Cameron is to embark on a reshuffle of his shadow cabinet within weeks as he lines up a general election team in which William Hague will have an enhanced role leading the Tory attack on Labour. Senior Tory sources stressed that Hague, dubbed by Cameron yesterday as "my deputy in all but name", would not overshadow George Osborne, who remains as shadow chancellor and general election co-ordi...

The sudden death of Tory leader David Cameron's son Ivan who had been taken to hospital in London was "very very sad and shocking" said shadow chancellor George Osborne.