Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown must read the riot act at greedy bankers

At last a banker has apologised for the awful mess that reckless City institutions have landed us in.

Car firms ask Darling for cheap loan deals

BRITAIN’s beleaguered carmakers are to make their first appeal for direct financial assistance from the government this week, asking for cheap loans to fund their finance arms and help the restructuring of their manufacturing operations.

Gordon Brown risks ‘collapse of sterling’ says George Osborne

The shadow chancellor, who breached political protocol by potentially talking down the pound, said the Prime Minister was pursuing a “scorched earth” policy with the intention of leaving the economy in ruins for a Tory government to inherit.

Darling summons the bank bosses we bailed out to force them to pass on 1.5% cut to homeowners

Alistair Darling hauled bank chiefs into a meeting this morning as he urged them to pass on yesterday’s interest rate cut to homeowners.

Chancellor demands cut in fuel prices as Shell motors past BP by unveiling a £6.6bn profit

Alistair Darling called on oil companies to slash fuel prices this morning after Royal Dutch Shell joined the profits bonanza from record prices by unveiling a £6.6 billion profit.