Labour

Ed Balls has dismissed claims Labour's plan to reintroduce the 50p top rate of tax is part of an "anti-business agenda" and said the move would be temporary.

Labour leader Ed Miliband will today outline plans to break up the largest UK banks, ending the dominance of the 'big four'.

Labour will refer high street banks to the competition authorities if it is elected in 2015, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, is expected to say in a speech on Friday.

Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed former banker Sajid Javid as financial secretary to the Treasury following the latest reshuffle of the Cabinet.

Labour will reverse a planned rise in business rates for small firms if it wins the next election, party leader Ed Miliband is expected to say today.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has attacked pension companies who "rip off" their clients through excessive fees and charges.

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has demanded five immediate steps to avert further financial turmoil.

Shadow business secretary John Denham will today announce an investigation into companies that knowingly 'rip off' consumers, with a focus on financial services.

Asset allocation has been child's play since Labour came to power in 1997.

Both former shadow chancellors George Osborne and Vince Cable have been given positions in the new coalition cabinet.