All news on the topic: George Osborne

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Britain’s most costly chancellors who left the worst legacy
From Gordon Brown to Kwasi Kwarteng, Telegraph Money finds out who hit the nation’s finances the hardest
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From Doctor Botox to Facebook’s top lobbyist, meet the folks who left politics to cash in
Olivier Véran and Nick Clegg are just two of the ex-politicians who’ve gone off to make the big bucks.
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'Budget 2024: Steal from Starmer, cut common sense, and overspend on hot air'
Jeremy Hunt's Budget on Wednesday will bore the pants off you, says Fleet Street Fox. Here's what you'll miss
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Jeremy Hunt considers scrapping 'non dom' tax loophole for super-rich in U-turn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had described scrapping the status as the 'wrong thing to do' but is now desperately searching for cash to fund a general tax giveaway at the Budget next week
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PM treating northerners as 'mugs' as he boasts about cash from axed HS2
At a special Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber Rishi Sunak will say the North and Midlands will receive £4.7billion in funds reallocated from the axed northern leg of HS2
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'Labour and business is odd combo - like vodka and tomato or Crouch and Clancy'
When you see Labour going down well with the City, austerity hero George Osborne praising them, it’s a slightly unsettling feeling. Turns out it’s not just me. It used to be you had to wait ages to see how policy was playing out. Now you can get reaction pretty quickly
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'Escaped monkey fiasco doesn't compare to monkey business in Westminster'
This week Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that Labour would not be reversing the Conservative's scrapping of the banker bonus cap if they got back into power
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Coinbase appoints George Osborne to advise the cryptocurrency exchange firm
The company is currently fighting a legal battle in the US
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'All I want for Christmas is to get my country back from shameless grifters'
Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?
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Tories plot to oust Rishi Sunak as he struggles to contain party's civil war
Conservative MPs have begun submitting letters of no confidence that could trigger a vote in Rishi Sunak's leadership as he suffers biggest crisis since becoming Prime Minister
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King Charles makes subtle clothing choice after Rishi Sunak's spat with Greek PM
King Charles, whose father was Greek, was pictured in the garment as he bumped into Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai, UAE
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Fury as Sunak 'cancels meeting with Greek PM' as Elgin Marbles spat deepens
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had been expected to challenge Rishi Sunak over the return of the 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles during a meeting in London this week
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Keeping Elgin Marbles in UK is like cutting the Mona Lisa in half, Greek PM says
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he would challenge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer over the 2,500-year-old artefacts on a visit to the UK
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Ex-Bullingdon Club members hold top government jobs for 85% of time since 2010
Since 11 May 2010, a member of the Bullingdon Club has been either Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, or Chancellor for 4122 days – over 11 years continuously
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'Drafting in Cameron is unlikely to save Rishi Sunak's party from insolvency'
'Most prime ministers see their reputations enhanced after leaving office. David Cameron’s standing has diminished since his departure,' writes The Mirror's head of politics Jason Beattie
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George Osborne hails 'return of the king' as chum David Cameron makes comeback
Former Chancellor George Osborne hailed David Cameron's return to the Government as Foreign Secretary as he said Rishi Sunak had performed "a handbrake turn" with the appointment
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Britain warned Austerity 2.0 will see spending on public services slashed again
Ahead of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, the Resolution Foundation said Whitehall departments are braced for cuts on the scale of those unleashed by George Osborne
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'It's almost nailed on that Labour will win next year - but there are concerns'
The whole motif of the last couple of years has been Labour is a reformed party, all the hatchets buried, ready to govern. Thing is, they just can’t keep a lid on things.
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Inside sleepy village dubbed the 'new Notting Hill' with celeb neighbours
House prices have risen in the village due to its many star-studded residents from politicians, musicians and actors - and locals feel it is 'not for them' anymore
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Halloween horror for Johnson as 'sexist' messages with Cummings to be exposed
Ex-Tory Chancellor George Osborne said the exchanges - which are due to be made public next week as part of the Covid inquiry - could further tarnish the Government’s reputation
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Helen Mirren admits 'it's difficult' as she addresses Golda casting backlash
Helen Mirren joined Lorraine Kelly on Tuesday to open up on her new role as the fourth Prime Minister of Isreal, Golda Meir, and address some of the criticism she's received
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More than 1,500 items from British Museum 'stolen or destroyed' as probe deepens
Artefacts including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among the missing treasures, and sources say the true number could be 'closer to 2,000'
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British Museum chief shares items that may have been stolen as worker is sacked
The British Museum says it has launched an urgent investigation alongside the Metropolitan Police over artefacts thought to have been stolen as it reveals which pieces may have been taken
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Keir Starmer defies calls for U-turns on free school meals and benefits
Labour officials saw off attempts to get the party to scrap the Tory two-child benefit cap, along with calls to widen free school meals provision, as the leadership keeps a tight grip on spending plans
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'Keir Starmer needs to be bolder for Labour to seal winning deal'
This week's by-election results show there's no guarantee Labour would win a general election - so Keir Starmer needs to up his game