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King ‘in unholy alliance’ with Tories

By politics.co.uk staff Mervyn King has been accused of entering into “an unholy alliance” with the Conservatives, in a new low in his relationship with government. The Independent has reported that an unnamed Cabinet source believes shadow chancellor George Osborne has appealed to Mr King’s “vanity”, and convinced him to undermine Treasury plans. “King is… Read more »

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Ed Miliband: 'Copenhagen is make or break time for the climate'
Brown launches climate change manifesto

By Alice Cannet Gordon Brown tried to reaffirm the UK leadership in the fight against climate change, in a new report ahead of the decisive Copenhagen conference. The prime minister said he wanted to set up a £60 billion annual fund dedicated to helping poor countries deal with climate change towards which the UK would… Read more »