Who is the best ‘pilot’…Brown or Cameron?

Following a highly controversial and frank interview given to a national newspaper by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, with regards to the state of the economy earlier this week, the Justice Secretary Jack Straw has now spoken out to BBC reporters about his take on the situation. In relation to the interview that Darling gave, Mr Straw stated that he did not think that Darling had spoken out of turn when he gave the interview, but he added that the chancellor had, in fact, been referring to the global economic situation and not specifically to the economic crisis facing Britain. Read more

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