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Tory Assault on Ed Balls' 50% Top Tax Rate Threatens Repeat of 1992 Election Campaign
Tory re-run of 1992 election campaign over Labour's 50% tax rate may miss the point as voters seek fairness.
Recruitment Firms Face Mis-Selling Probe on Labour Allegations
Government to launch investigation after Chucka Umunna slams firms in parliament.
Rachel Reeves: Labour Would Make Jobless Take Maths and English Tests
Shadow work and pensions secretary excepted to announce tougher rules.
Labour Races Ahead of Tories with 9-point Poll Lead
Ed Miliband's cost of living crisis theme strikes chord with voters, Ipsos Mori survey shows.
Miliband Accused of 'Headline Grabbing' Over Bank Break-Up Plan
Ed Miliband's speech on banking and the economy received mixed reactions.
Labour Pressures Government to Block RBS Request for Doubling Bonus Cap
"At a time when families face a cost-of-living crisis and bank lending to business is falling, it cannot be right for George Osborne to approve a doubling of the bank bonus cap"
Ed Miliband: Middle Class Britain Facing 'Crisis of Confidence'
Labour leader addresses graduate jobs, food prices, savings and pensions in cost of living crisis article.
Immigration Debate: Labour's Chuka Umunna Suggests Shift To Restrict Free Movement
Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna hinted Labour may try to restrict migrants with no firm job offer.
Ed Balls: I Can Work with Nick Clegg after the Election
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls raises speculation of truce with LibDem leader in future coalition.
Salford Council to Axe 288 Jobs Amid 'Democracy Destroying' Government Cuts
The local authority says it will have to implement a £25m cost cutting plan.
Could the Labour Party's 'Cost of Living Crisis' Attack be Crumbling?
The Treasury says total employee compensation is keeping pace with the economic recovery.
Labour Claims 'Big Six' Energy Firms Paid £4bn Over Power Market Rate
Households may have paid £150 over the odds for their electricity over the past three years
Labour MP Denis MacShane Jailed over £13,000 Expenses Fiddle
Receipts from publisher founded by MacShane contained false signatures.
Who Is Ed Miliband's Secret Santa With a Sackful of Cash?
Labour needs to raise cash for the election campaign and Andrew Rosenfeld is the man to help
Labour Thrashing Tories in Marginals as Poll Expose Ukip Threat to Cameron
New polling of marginal constituencies has underlined the threat to the Tories at the next general election
UK's Top Bankers to Face Annual Checks Under Draft Laws
Government defeated in the House of Lords by five votes on tougher law proposals for bankers.
Labour's Ed Balls: We'll Scrutinise RBS Privatisation After Controversial Royal Mail Shares 'Firesale'
Labour's Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says party will scrutinise George Osborne's plans for the future of RBS
Tory Conference: David Cameron Echoes Margaret Thatcher in 'Land of Opportunity' Pledge
Prime minister aims to win hearts and minds with message of aspiration and home ownership.
Labour Party Conference: Ed Balls Unveils Compulsory Jobs Guarantee Paid by Bankers' Bonus Tax
Shadow chancellor adds that Labour would reintroduce 10p starting rate of tax.
Labour Party Conference: Ed Balls Pledges Free Childcare Boost to 25 Hours for Working Parents
Cost of policy will be met through an increase in the government's bank levy to £800m.
Ed Miliband's National Minimum Wage Pledge 'Pointless Because of Understaffed HMRC'
Accountant Richard Murphy says Labour should rethink NMW pledge to commit more resources to enforcement.
Wales: Nearly a Third of Families Working Part-Time Live in Poverty
JRF report reveals 30% of families in Wales who work part-time live in poverty
Tony Blair to Face Leveson Inquiry Over Murdoch Ties
Former prime minister likely to be grilled over his alleged close relationship with Rupert Murdoch.
Dramatic Win for George Galloway in Bradford ByElection
Respect candidate George Galloway secured the Bradford West seat from the Labour, in a sensational win with over 10,000 votes.