The Government has been rebuked by the chairman of the influential Commons Treasury Select Committee over the leaking of information ahead of the Budget.

The Chancellor yesterday dismissed a call by Nick Clegg for the Government to bring in a temporary "wealth tax" on the rich to ensure the burden of a new round of spending cuts does not fall entirely on the poor.

Almost half the population think that politicians "don't get" the financial pressures facing ordinary people, says a study.

The brief but colourful parliamentary career of Tory Louise Mensch has formally ended with a bizarre tradition.

Someone's had a busy Bank Holiday weekend.

If necessary, the Labour leader must cut Mr Balls adrift and try to limit the fallout

Conservationists urge the Treasury to rethink, as villages will suffer for no economic benefit

The Treasury has told Whitehall departments to prepare for a fresh round of budget cuts this autumn, after new figures revealed Britain's public finances are rapidly deteriorating.

Economic Outlook: The consensus now seems to be that the Chancellor’s policies have resulted in failure

Mayor demands action after Games boosts his popularity, and hints he may run for Parliament

David Cameron will today guarantee Lottery funding for Britain's best athletes for four more years in an attempt to confound predictions that the legacy of London 2012 might be squandered before the next Games, in 2016.

It has the thrills and painful spills – but for Britain BMXing is turning out to be a cruel sport. There was double heartbreak for Team GB last night as both its BMX riders failed to make the podium in the finals of what is a dangerous and compellingly fickle sport.

Britain's credit rating is “not the be all and end all” Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has said.

Outlook Should Royal Bank of Scotland be properly nationalised, the remaining 18 per cent stake we don't already own bought up so that the bank can be run by the Government, in our interests?