Topic: Alan Johnson

The long-running case of Gary McKinnon returns to court on Friday.. . The Royal Courts of Justice will review government ministers' handling of the...

Wall Street workers' pay to fall 20-30 percent: report

(Reuters) - The average Wall Street bonus will decline by 20 percent to 30 percent this year, according to a closely watched compensation report, as banks cut costs and lay off workers in a weak environment for trading and deal-making.Employees in the ...

Johnson bodyguard probed over affair claims

A police officer is facing an internal inquiry after media reports that he had an affair with the wife of Alan Johnson, who resigned as shadow chancellor on Thursday citing "personal reasons". The officer, who was assigned to protect Johnson when he ...

Key opposition figure quits for 'family reasons'

The finance spokesman for the opposition Labour party, Alan Johnson, stepped down Thursday citing personal reasons, just three months after being appointed to the post as an economic novice.Labour leader Ed Miliband said he had accepted Johnson's resignation with "regret ...

Britain spars over bankers' bonuses

Barclays bank boss Bob Diamond acknowledged a need for a "safer and sounder" bonus system on Tuesday but defended performance-related remuneration amid growing anger over bankers' pay.Diamond's comments to lawmakers came shortly before finance minister George Osborne warned banks that ...

UK right to help out, says Johnson

The UK is right to be bailing out Ireland but the likes of Spain and Portugal should turn to fellow eurozone countries if they need financial help, shadow chancellor Alan Johnson said.. As European Union finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss ...
Labour moved into a two-point opinion poll lead as Ed Miliband sought to quash murmurs about his leadership by outlining policy and party review plans to his MPs and peers.. Mr Miliband set out plans for a policy review which will start ...
The Leader of Britain's official opposition, Ed Miliband returns this week to Parliament after a fortnight helping to change nappies, only to find that some on his own front bench have been busy doing some very public dirty washing of their ...

Ed Miliband must take control of Labour

The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has been barely eight weeks in the job but it is fair to say that his impact on national politics has been less transformative to date than his supporters may have hoped. But by comparison with the ...
Shadow chancellor Alan Johnson today denied he is rocking Labour's boat by urging new rules to weaken union influence.. There has already been eyebrows raised over public statements by Mr Johnson contradicting his leader over the 50p tax rate and the ...