Gordon Brown

Worst thing about last night's second Leader's Debate? Easy - Sky's coverage.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants the FSA to probe Goldman Sachs after the SEC announced it was suing the company for sub-prime related fraud.

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......

Last night's first ever televised leaders' debate saw the three prospective Prime Ministers stick predictably tightly to their manifestos when the subject of the economy was raised.

Gordon Brown and David Cameron clashed over the economy in the final Prime Minister's question time before the General Election.

Dates for a series of televised debates, featuring the leaders of all three major political parties, have been confirmed.

The FTSE 100 was marginally up in early trading, by 0.06% or 3.41 points to 5,748, only a few hours before the Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to call a General Election for 6 May.

Gordon Brown believes the large economies are close to agreeing a global tax on banks which would cost the financial sector billions of pounds a year - but he played down expectations of a final deal at the next G20 meeting in June.

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.

David Cameron says the biggest risk to the economy "is the Prime Minister," following today's Budget statement.