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By politics.co.uk staff The coalition government’s new efficiency advisor Sir Philip Green is provoking growing disquiet from Liberal Democrat MPs. The billionaire businessman, whose retail empire covers some of the biggest names on the high street, was unveiled as the head of an external efficiency review of government spending last week. He pledged to give… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Former chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted he was barred from raising VAT by Gordon Brown. The clash between Labour’s last prime minister and Mr Darling, who eventually held VAT at 17.5% in his pre-election Budget, was revealed in former business secretary Peter Mandelson’s memoirs, The Third Man. Speaking on The Andrew Marr… Read more »