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Analysis: Bailout package

The government is pumping £500bn into a bank rescue package, but will it work?

A total of £500 billion is on the line – in the form of £50 billion to buy into the banks, £250 billion to guarantee... Full Story

Interview: Nick Clegg
The Lib Dem leader on banks, capitalism and the return of the prince of darkness. Full Story
The new Cabinet in full
The new Cabinet has now been fully revealed, after a weekend of gradual releases. Full Story
The reshuffle loser - Des Browne
The great survivor was the first casualty of yesterday's Cabinet reshuffle. Full Story

Analysis: Mandelson returns
The prince of darkness is back in Cabinet, but why? He was never liked by Labour, he was despised by the public – who saw in him the personification of Labour spin - and he was the sworn enemy of prime minister Gordon Brown. Full Story
Analysis: Boris' challenge
Boris Johnson's decision to push Sir Ian Blair out of his job sets up the possibility of a real clash between City Hall and the Home Office. Full Story
Cameron speech: Comment
He'll never fail at this type of stuff, but you can see chinks in the armour. Full Story

Speakers' Corner

Bank bailout
Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have announced a plan for a UK bank bailout.more

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