Not long ago, our Chancellor George Osborne was talking tough on the banks that caused the financial crisis. Osborne will naturally expect his comments to be remembered now that, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, he can do something about it.

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...

George Osborne must be feeling a little uncomfortable today. After all, the speculation about his boss being about to appoint Ex-Chancellor Ken Clarke to a significant role could hardly help make Mr Osborne feel a little… unloved. After all, George saved Dave last year when he was in trouble, but Dave seems disinclined to dismiss reports that George might

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...

Alistair Darling MP, Labour's Chancellor of the Exchequer, said in response to George Osborne's National Insurance Contributions proposals today: "This would derail the recovery this year, undermine deficit reduction, and put public services at risk. George Osborne has panicked and is making policy up on the hoof. "What George Osborne announced today will put families, their public servi...

David Smith is economics editor at the Sunday Times and today he writes of George Osborne: Every day, sometimes on several occasions, an e-mail arrives in my inbox on behalf of George Osborne, the Conservative shadow chancellor. Issued in response to a minor economic indicator or flaky forecast, these missives, apart from rather demeaning the office of

Just released from the Shadow Chancellor's office:"George Osborne has met Oleg Deripaska on five occasions, four of which happened over a weekend in Corfu in August. On Saturday January 26th 2008 at the Davos World Economic Forum, Mr Osborne was...

contribution by Steve B In amongst last week’s Hackgate revelations, a little snippet about George Osborne’s past has received little comment. Chancellor George Osborne has always strenuously denied allegations that he took cocaine with former sex-worker Natalie Rowe. But yet again, the story of youthful friendships and parties have come back to haunt him, this

Shadow chancellor George Osborne is speaking at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham.

The Tories should be glad that in George Osborne, they have a Chancellor with a taste for battle, says Benedict Brogan