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Rise of the bleeding heart Conservative: Did Ed Miliband lose the election but win the argument?
Tories aim for centre-ground of UK politics as Labour flails amid lifeless leadership election.
Labour MPs to defy acting leader Harriet Harman in Tory welfare bill revolt
Harman was pushed to table her own amendment but Labour rebels are expected to back another.
Ikea to pay more than the living wage to all 9,000 UK workers
Rate set by Ikea represents an annually adjusted living wage advised by the Living Wage Foundation.
George Osborne is 'proactive and knowledgeable' about Bitcoin's blockchain technology
IBTimes spoke to the CEO of Innovate Finance, a fintech lobby group launched by Osborne a year ago.
UK taxpayers' money to be 'ring fenced' in any Greek rescue package says George Osborne
UK taxpayers' money to be 'ring fenced' in any Greek rescue package
David Cameron loses fight over MP pay as watchdog increases salaries to £74,000
The prime minister had reportedly asked Ipsa not to make the remuneration move.
Britain 'will provide funds for Greek bailout' despite previous claims of David Cameron
Treasury source says UK readying bailout funds after PM said its 'a matter for eurozone countries'.
JD Wetherspoon reports 2.9% quarterly growth as chairman slams living wage plans
Chairman and founder Tim Martin slammed Osborne's policy of the UK living wage of £9 an hour by 2020.
Mhairi Black blasts George Osborne and Labour in blistering SNP maiden speech
Paisley MP is the youngest representative in parliament since the 1832 Reform Act.
Greece debt crisis: George Osborne to reject calls for UK contribution to bailout
UK taxpayers could be exposed to £1bn of Greek debt if the European Financial Stability Mechanism (EFSM) is activated by Brussels.
Labour divided over welfare cuts after acting leader Harriet Harman backs Tory plan
Chair of Labour's Socialist Campaign Group tells IBTimes UK he opposes Osborne's plan.
Usain Bolt returns to London Olympic Stadium for Anniversary Games after tax exemption
The Jamaican will compete at the scene of his three Olympic golds at London 2012 on Friday 24 July.
RBS could buy back a third of government stake one year on
George Osborne says the government expected to raise at least £2bn in 2015-16 from selling down its 78% stake in the bank.
James Caan: Addressing productivity puzzle is key to ensuring UK becomes dominant world economy
Caan believes productivity is the secret to Britain's economic future.
UK: Proposed new living wage will attract more migrants from Eastern Europe
The new rate will make the UK minimum wage one of the highest in Europe.
Summer budget 2015: Libertarians mourn as Tory chancellor George Osborne buries Thatcherism
Osborne's interference in minimum wage-setting will cost 60,000 jobs, predicts OBR.
Summer budget 2015: Did George Osborne just destroy Boris Johnson's Tory leadership dream? [Poll]
Osborne's odds for Tory party leader slashed after budget but London mayor Johnson still favourite.
Summer budget 2015: Osborne's pension tax relief reduction gets Labour support
Lord Bradley, Labour's shadow pensions minister, tells IBTimes UK he is 'glad' with the move.
Summer budget 2015: George Osborne steals TUC slogan saying 'Britain deserves a pay rise'
"Britain needs a pay rise" was the catchline of the Trades Union Congress in 2014.
Summer budget 2015: Anti-austerity protesters hold 'die-in' outside parliament
The People's Assembly against Austerity held a 'die-in' just hours after the summer budget.
Summer budget 2015: Bosses denounce 'big gamble' of George Osborne's Living Wage increase
Many business groups question the wisdom of the government's plan to peg minimum wage at £7.20 an hour for over 25s.
Ghosts of red boxes past: How the last Conservative budget in 1996 compares to Osborne's in 2015
Before today, the last all-Conservative budget was delivered by Kenneth Clarke in 1996. How does George Osborne's stack up?
William Keegan: George Osborne's Victorian budget is an assault on the poor
IBTimes UK economics commentator William Keegan gave his view on Osborne's first all-Tory budget.
Summer budget 2015: George Osborne announces tax threshold changes and bank levy reduction
The amount of tax-free income UK workers receive will be increased from £10,600 to £11,000.
Summer budget 2015: George Osborne introduces new national living wage amid raft of fresh measures
Chancellor unveils the first all-Tory budget in 18 years, declaring 'Britain deserves a pay rise'.
Summer budget 2015: UK still a 'buy-to-let paradise' despite Osborne's tax hike on landlords
Chancellor George Osborne targets buy-to-let mortgage relief for landlords in tax crackdown.
Summer budget 2015: George Osborne's northern powerhouse 'looks like great northern powercut'
Labour leader Harriet Harman attacks George Osborne for empty slogan on north.
Summer budget 2015: George Osborne's speech in full
Read the Conservative chancellor's full emergency budget here.
Summer budget 2015 winners and losers: Bad for buy-to-let landlords and students, good for low paid and Nato
Welfare cuts came alongside an increase in wages for low-paid Britons.
Summer budget 2015: George Osborne 'open to radical reform' in pensions system with Isa idea
The chancellor announced the government has launched a green paper about the proposal.