4:55pm

PM appears to falter on EU vote pledge

Referendum only likely in a fully Tory government, Cameron says

10:05am

Report in favour of prison privatisation

Contracts should be offered to run all jails, says think-tank

9:16am

Over-60s ‘should go back to university’

UK universities minister stresses worth of skilled older workforce

11:59pm

PM wants aid to help boost security

Cameron says cash should be targeted at poor states hit by war

11:23pm

Britons allege torture after arrest in Dubai

Three arrested on drugs charges seven months ago say they were ill-treated

11:01pm

Coalition split on housing benefit

Row over plan to pay money to tenants rather than social landlords

London Mayor, Boris Johnson, campaigns with the conservative candidate, Maria Hutchings at an Asda store, during the Eastleigh by-election ©Charlie Bibby 7:55pm

London mayor aims to boost Tories in Eastleigh

Johnson draws crowds as he visits scene of next week’s by-election

The Treasury Building ©Bloomberg From GLOBAL ECONOMY 11:43am

Income tax receipts boost public finances

£11.4bn budget surplus flattered by first QE transfer

From UK BUSINESS 11:07pm

Directors jailed for tax evasion

Businessmen lied about cash they hid outside UK

EE (Everything Everywhere) store, a joint venture between France Telecom SA and Deutsche Telekom AG ©Bloomberg From GLOBAL ECONOMY 8:44pm

Deficit vow in doubt after 4G auction

Exchequer to receive £1.2bn less than hoped

From UK BUSINESS 8:34pm

Digital records reveal former criminals

Errant Britons from Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras exposed

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 8:14pm

Pound falls as King seeks more QE

MPC split unnerves markets losing faith in asset purchases

8:01pm

Pryce faces retrial after jury discharged

Circumstances of case raise questions about jury system

From COMMENT 7:08pm

UK energy policy restricts growth

Britain needs to get capital flowing into power, writes Richard Lambert

Undercover Economist from UK BUSINESS 6:10pm

Don’t blame Ofcom if 4G price isn’t right

Bidders shrank demands in mobile spectrum auction

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 20, 2013

Low-income families leave central London

Benefit caps push poor into cheaper outer boroughs

Feb 20, 2013

Jury in Pryce trial discharged

No verdict reached in speeding points case, retrial begins Monday

Philip Stephens from COMMENT Feb 20, 2013

Open for business, closed to foreigners

Cameron will never win the argument for ‘good’ immigration by bowing to populists

Westminster Blog Feb 20, 2013

Shortfall raises questions over deficit pledge

From UK BUSINESS Feb 20, 2013

4G sale falls short of forecasts by £1.2bn

Prices fail to ignite in UK’s superfast mobile service auction

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