Weds round-up: Ministers mull £5bn economy boost

Some Cabinet members believe Chancellor George Osborne could raise capital spending on infrastructure, BBC political editor Nick Robinson says. The government has faced calls for a "Plan B" on the economy amid flagging growth and rising unemployment, but has always rejected them. Yesterday the International Monetary Fund warned of the risk of a double-dip recession in the UK and other countries unless policymakers took urgent action. MORE...