George Osborne
Britain sticks to austerity path in budget
Mar 20, 2013 21:49 EDT
Britain will stick firmly to a barrage of austerity measures, finance minister George Osborne insisted in a budget that also slashed economic growth forecasts, while offering plans to boost the weak economy as the eurozone crisis reignites.
European equities stage rebound
Mar 20, 2013 13:27 EDT
Most European stock markets rebounded on Wednesday following two days of losses caused by Cyprus' bailout drama.
Osborne retains BoE inflation target
Mar 20, 2013 11:56 EDT
George Osborne refrained from altering the Bank of England's inflation target on Wednesday, despite concerns that GDP would be a more sensible measure, but gave it more leeway to boost economic growth.
Budget: Osborne sticks to austerity path
Mar 20, 2013 11:42 EDT
Britain will stick firmly to a barrage of austerity measures, George Osborne insisted Wednesday in a budget that also slashed economic growth forecasts, while offering plans to boost the weak economy as the eurozone crisis reignites.
Britain readies for fresh austerity budget
Mar 20, 2013 08:13 EDT
British finance minister George Osborne was Wednesday set to stick firmly to the government's controversial austerity plan when he presents his annual budget to parliament despite a promise to spend on infrastructure.
BoE boss calls for more stimulus
Mar 20, 2013 07:22 EDT
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has repeated an earlier call for more quantitative easing stimulus cash, minutes of a recent policy meeting showed on Wednesday.
Osborne to unveil fresh austerity budget
Mar 20, 2013 06:27 EDT
George Osborne was Wednesday set to stick firmly to the government's controversial austerity plan when he presents his latest annual budget to parliament despite a promise to spend on infrastructure, as Britain sails close to another recession.
UK ministries 'face new cuts in budget'
Mar 19, 2013 13:10 EDT
Chancellor George Osborne will order ministries to make a further £2.5 billion in cuts over the next two years in his budget this week, the government said Tuesday.
Ministries face new cuts in budget: UK govt
Mar 19, 2013 11:28 EDT
British finance minister George Osborne will order ministries to make a further £2.5 billion in cuts over the next two years in his budget this week, the government said Tuesday.
London shares close lower on Cyprus bailout woes
Mar 18, 2013 13:03 EDT
London shares lost ground on Monday on news that Cyprus, home to around 100,000 British people, plans to tax bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout.
Crucial vote looms on British press laws
Mar 18, 2013 03:39 EDT
British MPs were on Monday to take a crucial vote on press regulation, with senior government members claiming a deal could still be brokered despite the breakdown of cross-party talks.
Gov't to adopt Heseltine plans for growth
Mar 17, 2013 22:57 EDT
The government is to implement proposals by Conservative Party veteran Michael Heseltine to devolve more decision making to the regions, it announced Monday.
Crucial vote looms on British press laws
Mar 17, 2013 22:42 EDT
British MPs were on Monday to take a crucial vote on press regulation, with senior government members claiming a deal could still be brokered despite the breakdown of cross-party talks.
Britain to compensate troops over Cyprus bank tax
Mar 17, 2013 09:36 EDT
Britain will compensate any British government and military personnel whose bank accounts in Cyprus are subject to an EU bailout levy, Finance Minister George Osborne said on Sunday.
London shares close weak
Mar 15, 2013 13:22 EDT
London shares closed in the red on Friday in downbeat pre-weekend deals before the outcome of a major eurozone ministers meeting that seeks to agree a bailout for the Cyprus government.
BoE boss urges government to break up RBS
Mar 06, 2013 13:14 EST
Bank of England governor Mervyn King said Wednesday that the British government should split the Royal Bank of Scotland into "good" and "bad" bank divisions to return it more quickly to the private sector.
EU delays bank bonus cap as Britain offers hope of deal
Mar 05, 2013 10:36 EST
European Union governments on Tuesday delayed a decision on controversial bank bonus caps after Britain offered hope of an overall deal if given more time to negotiate.
EU delays bank bonus ban as Britain offers hope of deal
Mar 05, 2013 09:40 EST
European Union governments on Tuesday delayed a decision on controversial bank bonus caps after Britain offered hope of an overall deal if given more time to negotiate.
Osborne faces 'downgraded Chancellor' jibe
Feb 25, 2013 13:11 EST
British finance minister George Osborne pledged Monday to continue slashing the deficit after Moody's stripped Britain of its AAA rating, as the opposition Labour party labelled him the "downgraded Chancellor".
UK government attacked over AAA loss
Feb 23, 2013 07:42 EST
Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday tore into the government over what it called failed policies, after Moody's stripped the country of its coveted triple-A debt rating.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| George Osborne MP | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2005 | |
| Leader | Michael Howard David Cameron |
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| Preceded by | Oliver Letwin |
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Member of Parliament
for Tatton | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Bell |
| Majority | 11,731 (28.3%) |
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| Born | 23 May 1971 Paddington, London, England |
| Birth name | Gideon Osborne |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | The Hon. Frances Osborne
(neé Howell) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament (MP) |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Website | http://www.georgeosborne.co.uk |
