George Osborne is going to “reform the Treasury”, it is reported. Oh dear, we’ve been here before haven’t we? Harold Wilson gave it a good go, innumerable others have tried and failed too and Gordon Brown “reformed” the Treasury so much that it became a government within a government. That was a consequence of Brown’s determination that every piece of policy should be micro-managed by his departme...

George Osborne is planning to cut staff numbers at the Treasury by about one-quarter and scale back his department's role as he attempts to lead by example in the search for spending cuts across Whitehall

With five days to go before George Osborne reveals exactly how he plans to cut government spending, some departments are still thought to be negotiating with the Treasury on the detail.

When George Osborne and Vince Cable start to rebuild the economy, they will have the help of some high-powered advisers and City heavyweights.

Surely the logic of the government's position means that George Osborne should be arrested. In the PBR debate he all but confessed to being in receipt of leaks when he said "we know" about government plans to push VAT up to 20%. He has had the jump on the Treasury brief more than once, he is clearly conspiring with a mole public official. Seize him... UPDATE : What does Robert Peston think of thos...

Treasury sources have denied that an MP swore at George Osborne, the chancellor, over the EU referendum.

Further to my earlier report on George Osborne's plans to introduce financial incentives for civil servants to save money, the shadow Treasury team and Francis Maude have just launched plans to "stop the Whitehall spending supertanker". David Cameron was present...

The Conservative chairman of the Commons Treasury Committee has backed George Osborne, days after criticising government economic policy.

Responding to George Osborne's BBC interview, Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne MP told Labour Matters: What is clear from tonight's interview is that George Osborne will say anything to distract attention from the fact that he would cut SureStart and cut schools spending. It is utterly misleading for Osborne to claim that the Prime Minister prevented the Tories ge...

Liam Byrne MP, Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to George Osborne's plans to cut tax credits for middle earners today said: "George Osborne or his deputy are either deceiving us on axing middle-earners' tax credits - or they're each pursuing completely different policies. "Philip Hammond has promised to save £400 million from cutting back tax credits. ...