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Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne's wooing of the grey vote masks a pension time bomb
The so-called pension triple-lock needs to go if Britain's pension system is to survive.
Autumn Statement verdict: Despite tax credits U-turn, Osborne still hits most vulnerable
Chancellor George Osborne delivered u-turns on tax credits and police cuts in his spending review.
Autumn Statement 2015: Labour's John McDonnell quotes Chairman Mao at George Osborne
McDonnell read from Chinese communist Mao's Little Red Book in reply to Osborne.
Read George Osborne's Spending Review and Autumn Statement speech in full
Chancellor George Osborne deliveres a half-yearly budget update to parliament
Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne promises police funding will not be cut in England and Wales
Shock move comes after pressure from Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the Met Police's commissioner.
Autumn Statement 2015: Tampon Tax money to be donated to women's charities
George Osborne announces £15m a year from controversial 5% tax to be spent on tackling women's issues.
Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne abandons tax credit cuts after House of Lords defeat
The Chancellor conducted a full U-turn on the issue after coming up against stiff opposition.
Autumn Statement 2015: Housebuilders rally as George Osborne is set to boost private developers
Osborne's spending review will include £2.3bn to build 400,000 houses.
Autumn Statement 2015 as it happened: George Osborne makes tax credit U-turn and spares police the axe
Follow live coverage as chancellor makes first Autumn Statement of this Conservative government.
Autumn Statement 2015 preview: What can we expect from George Osborne?
The Chancellor will outline his latest economic plans to MPs six months after the general election.
Autumn Statement 2015: John McDonnell faces first big test as Labour shadow chancellor
Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his first Autumn Statement under a majority Conservative government.
Autumn Statement 2015: NHS England set for £3.8bn boost to counter financial crisis
Commitment comes after the Conservatives promised to spend £8bn extra a year on the health service.
David Cameron sets date for Syrian air strike case and commits £179bn for UK defence gear
PM revealed he will put his case before parliament on 26 November.
George Osborne promises increased counter-terrorism spending amid hightened security risk
Chancellor says police budget cuts enabled increased spending on counter-terrorism measures.
Hackers protect Royal Family from terrorists in cybersecurity exercise
42 candidates are competing in the grand final of the Cyber Security Challenge in London
Has George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2015 just got nasty? Public sector borrowing spikes to £7.5bn in October
Income from VAT receipts was up but spending increased, causing the deficit in October to widen.
EU referendum: Full list of peers who attempted to block 16-year-olds from voting
Labour and Liberal Democrat peers teamed up with crossbenchers to defeat the government.
Tim Farron: George Osborne's cuts have nothing to do with balancing the books
Liberal Democrat leader will launch his attack against the Chancellor at the IPPR think tank.
Britain develops cyber-attack powers to take on digital terrorism
Chancellor George Osborne said Isis fighters are trying to develop the ability to attack Britain's infrastructure.
UK and US officials blame Edward Snowden leaks for 'teaching Isis' following Paris attacks
Boris Johnson, George Osborne, David Cameron and CIA officials feel surveillance needs to be stepped up.
Osborne to seek £1.9bn cybersecurity budget to tackle Isis threats
Chancellor set to warn that the terror group can cripple British infrastructure with cyberattacks.
Majority of British MPs oppose George Osborne's tax credit cuts, says Tory backbench MP
Stephen McPartland says the majority of Tories oppose 'extreme' tax credit cuts.
UK government sells Northern Rock mortgages to US private investment firm for £13bn
Deal thought to be the biggest ever financial asset sale by a European government.
David Cameron moans about government cuts in his Witney constituency embarrassing leak reveals
Letter to Oxfordshire County Council reveals PM is 'disappointed' at cuts ordered by his chancellor.
UK employment at record high but wage increase sluggish on manufacturing slump
With 31.21m people in work, up 419k from the same quarter in 2014, numbers are good news for Osborne.
Tax credits: Fresh blow for Osborne as work and pensions committee urges to postpone cuts
Committee backed waiting for full roll-out of living wage before cutting tax credits.
Former prime minister John Major: More must be done to make the UK a more equal society
Sir John Major, the British prime minster from 1990-97, was giving the Hinton lecture in London.
Watch PMQs live: Will Jeremy Corbyn press David Cameron over Egypt's President Sisi?
Labour leader could raise the issue of human rights as Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi visits the UK.
George Osborne says any further eurozone integration should not damage interests of non-euro members
Chancellor also warns UK taxpayers should not bear costs of supporting countries in the eurozone.
6 million people nationally earn less than the living wage, but London raises rates to £9.40
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced that the London living wage will rise to £9.40 from £9.15 per hour.