Cameron hits out over bank crisis
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The government is to blame for the crisis which has hit Northern Rock, says the Tory leader.
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Prime minister and chancellor seek to reassure voters saying they are dealing with the Northern Rock fallout
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Finance Minister Alistair Darling will defend the state of Britain&#39;s economy Sunday despite a recent bank crisis, as the Labour Party conference begins amid rumours of a snap election.
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David Cameron accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whom he referred to as "that strange man in Downing Street", of playing politics with anti-terror legislation on Wednesday.
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David Cameron's alleged off-the-cuff remarks about 'one-legged Lithuanian lesbians' at a recent arts funding lunch have caused outrage in Lithuania, and a complaint from the country's ambassador to the UK asking the Conservative leader to explain himself.
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Angry lawmakers grilled the Bank of England's governor Thursday about why he failed to prevent a run on deposits at mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC, but the governor countered by blaming the banking industry for creating a credit crisis.
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Tory leader David Cameron challenges a move to have councils redistribute school surpluses in England.
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Chancellor Alistair Darling says the UK's system of banking regulation needs to be changed after the run on the Northern Rock.
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PM names credit crunch as 'our biggest challenge' as he warns country to prepare for turbulence
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Barclays says a technical problem forced it to borrow Â£1.6bn and denies it is facing a cash crisis.
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Â· Outgoing PM says Britain no longer on EU marginÂ· Cameron attacks 'transfer of power to Brussels'
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The Bank of England may have bailed out the crisis-hit bank Northern Rock but it still faces criticism over its largely muted response to the global credit squeeze.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced a political and public backlash on Monday after his decision to take ailing bank Northern Rock Plc  into public ownership, the first UK nationalization since the 1970s.
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Alistair Darling defends his handling of the Northern Rock crisis, after an MPs report criticises his actions.
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Charles Clarke accuses PM of not backing ministers as party 'seethes' over British jobs rhetoric
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Business & money: British Retail Consortium urges Bank to consider reducing interest rates after weak high street sales.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown, often accused of being lukewarm towards the European Union, said on Monday it would be a mistake to question Britain's EU membership at a time of global economic problems.