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12 February 2012 Last updated at 19:13 ET RBS chief executive Stephen Hester waived his £963,000 bonus following public pressure Public sector bonuses are to face new restrictions amid anger over pay levels at taxpayer-subsidised organisations. The gover
The coalition has launched a review of public sector bonuses amid anger over payouts at bodies such as Royal Bank of Scotland. Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander and Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude have written to all government departments a
British Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander arrives at number 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly meeting of the Cabinet in London on January 31, 2012. View Photo »
peace in our time before Christmas ... I think there's a good chance of that, I'm not going to give a particular percentage rating to it.
George Osborne has infuriated Tory MPs by reportedly ruling out tax breaks for married couples in the Budget. The Chancellor has been accused of "kow-towing" to the Liberal Democrats by refusing to include measures. Recognising marriage in the tax system
Local MP Tessa Munt was proud to show Senior Liberal Democrat Minister the Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP around her 'patch' in Somerset today. Danny is the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the third most senior position at HM Treasury after the Prime Ministe
Danny Alexander, a Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister, says the better-off are receiving overly-generous tax relief when they invest money for their retirement. Mr Alexander’s proposals would see tax relief halve from 40 per cent to 20 per cent. He also w
LONDON - JANUARY 9: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) and Treasury Minister Danny Alexander exit a train at Stratford station to attend a cabinet meeting at the 2012 Olympic Games site on January 9, 2012 in London, England. As... View Photo »
I think there is a very realistic possibility of reaching an agreement
It may still be early February but the March Budget has already kicked off. This morning's Telegraph splashes with Danny Alexander's first attacking move, with the Chief Secretary saying he strongly supports a reduction in higher rate pension tax relief
Wealthier savers should be stripped of higher-rate tax relief on pensions, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has said. Wealthier savers should be stripped of higher-rate tax relief on pensions, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has said. Th
Daniel Grian 'Danny' Alexander (born May 15, 1972), is a Scottish politician, and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey. He is also Lib Dem spokesman for Work and Pensions. Full Article
In this video image British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011 flanked by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left, and Danny Alexander, the No. 2 Treasury official, right. Airline passengers...
View Photo »Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander arrives at 11 Downing Street in London November 29, 2011.
View Photo »In this video image British Treasury chief George Osborne George gives his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons in central London Tuesday Nov. 29, 2011 flanked by Prime Minister David Cameron, right, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left, and Danny Alexander, the No. 2 Treasury...
View Photo »British treasury chief George Osborne, left, and Treasury minister Danny Alexander, right, leave the treasury for the House of Commons in London, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Osborne said Tuesday that the Office for Budget Responsibility expects Britain's GDP to grow by 0.9 percent this...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander arrives in Downing Street on October 24, 2011 in London, England. Mr Alexander has agreed to consider proposals put forward by public sector worker's unions to avert a nationwide strike on November 30, 2011...
View Photo »Danny Alexander, (R) Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, wife of British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, watch as Nick Clegg addresses his party's annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England on September 21, 2011.
View Photo »Britain's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg (R) congratulates the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander (L) after his speech during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 18, 2011.
View Photo »LONDON - JANUARY 9: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) and Treasury Minister Danny Alexander exit a train at Stratford station to attend a cabinet meeting at the 2012 Olympic Games site on January 9, 2012 in London, England. As the London Olympics countdown enters...
View Photo »Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C) and Treasury Minister Danny Alexander exit a train at Stratford station to attend a cabinet meeting at the 2012 Olympic Games site in London January 9, 2012.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: (L-R) Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander and Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude hold a news conference at the Treasury on December 20, 2011 in London, England. An outline agreement for changes to public service pension schemes has been...
View Photo »Britain's Treasury Minister Danny Alexander speaks at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) in London June 17, 2011. Public sector workers will not stop the British government from reforming their pensions by going on strike, Alexander said on Friday, in a speech likely to...
View Photo »Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne outlines his Autumn budget statement in parliament while flanked by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander (2nd L) and Prime Minister David Cameron (2nd R) in London November 29, 2011.
View Photo »Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne (L), leaves the Treasury with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander in central London November 29, 2011. Osborne warned, in his autumn budget statement, that the British economy risked getting dragged into recession if...
View Photo »British Finance Minister George Osborne (L) and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander leave the Treasury in London, on November 29, 2011. Britain slashed its growth forecasts on Tuesday and warned it may be hard for the country to avoid a fresh recession amid what finance...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Chancellor George Osborne (L) and Chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander leave the treasury on November 29, 2011 in London, England. During his Autumn Statement inside the House Of Commons, Chancellor George Osborne is set to outline his plans to...
View Photo »Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, followed by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, leave 11 Downing Street in London November 29, 2011.
View Photo »British Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander (L), British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) and Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) arrive for a Cabinet meeting at 10, Downing Street, in central London, on May 10, 2011. Wednesday May 11, 2011 will be the first anniversary of the Coalition...
View Photo »Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander (R) gets prepared for a television interview at the referendum count on the alternative vote, London, May 6, 2011. In the first nationwide referendum for more than 30 years, Britons were asked whether they wanted to replace the first-past...
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg embraces Danny Alexander before leaving with his wife Miriam Gonzalez Durantez after the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on...
View Photo »Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander drinks during an interview at the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 21, 2011.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Liberal Democrats Chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander MP speaks to a TV crew at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 21, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Today is the last day of the 5-day conference which will culminate in...
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg (L) and Chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander MP applaud as the Rt Hon Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change speaks at the Liberal Democrat...
View Photo »Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander addresses the Liberal Democrat Annual Conference in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. As the U.K. tightens its belt amid continued economic uncertainty, the senior government official said Sunday that he was adding more than...
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander speaks to party members during the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference at the International Convention Centre (ICC) on September 18, 2011 in Birmingham, England. Mr Alexander announced plans to clamp...
View Photo »Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham, central England September 18, 2011.
View Photo »In this video image British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011 flanked by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, left, and Danny Alexander, the No. 2 Treasury official, right. Airline passengers...
View Photo »peace in our time before Christmas ... I think there's a good chance of that, I'm not going to give a particular percentage rating to it.
I think there is a very realistic possibility of reaching an agreement
Liberal Democrats and Conservatives will work together in government to set out plans for those following two years and of course we will both be committed to delivering them
As a government we originally set out plans that would meet our targets a year early in 2014/15
There are a lot of points to vote Liberal Democrat rather than Conservative or Labour, but those are things that we will set out at the general election in our respective manifestos.
We are taking action to protect the British economy from the storm around us.
Through working with British pension funds, we're identifying ways to unlock around 20 billion pounds of pension fund investment to go into privately funded infrastructure
Just like British firms invest in infrastructure overseas, we're encouraging overseas organisations to invest in infrastructure in this country, and if the Chinese sovereign wealth fund is going to join that, then that is potentially a very significant boost to the British economy.
I really believe that a deal is within our grasp. I think that we absolutely can get to an agreement on the future of public service pensions and what frustrates me a lot is that we're having these discussions centrally with the TUC and in individual schemes and they're making progress, actually
The uncertainty created by the Scottish government is damaging not just Scotland but the whole of the UK
That's a loss which we can ill-afford, at what is a very difficult time for our economy overall
We are putting in place contingency plans, we are looking at ways in which we can find additional staff for our borders, for example, to ensure that as much as possible we can maintain services
based on principle and the long-term benefit of the welfare system ... In looking at this uprating issue, which as you say we are looking at, we have to make sure we handle it in the same way.
