Labour

A week may be a long time in politics, but after 13 years in power Labour probably wants the public to keep their memories short and sweet. So just in case, IFAonline brings you a definitive list of financial blunders Labour would rather you forgot......

The Tories have confirmed new businesses will pay no National Insurance (NI) in their initial year for the first ten employees, during the opening two years of a Conservative government.

The Tories have pledged to raise the the secondary threshold at which employers start paying National Insurance (NI) by £21 a week, countering what it calls Labour's "job tax" of a 1% NI increase.

The chair of the All Party Parliamentary Insurance and Financial Services Committee has described Labour proposals to re-mutualise Northern Rock as "crazy".

David Worsfold detects a change of mood within the government

The 2010 Labour Election Manifesto, published today, has revealed plans aimed at preventing homes being sold to pay residential care bills.

Labour launched its manifesto today with a pledge to slash more than £6bn off the cost of business regulation by 2015.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce a manifesto in Birmingham today which includes plans to remutualise Northern Rock.

With the next General Election just under a month away, political parties will be getting their manifestos ready to launch next week.

Gordon Brown has confirmed the General Election will be held on 6 May, with the state of the economy and the future of financial services regulation to be the key manifesto targets.