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Ed Balls

Ed Balls

  1. Osborne faces cross-party calls to boost the economy by cutting taxes
    Mirror.co.uk logo Mirror.co.uk 10 hours ago
    Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls

    SENIOR MPs from all three main parties want tax cuts in next month’s Budget. Labour’s Ed Balls yesterday led the demands for Chancellor George Osborne to help the faltering economy. Shadow Chancellor Mr Balls proposed a string of measures, from reducing

  2. Labour's £157m school 'rebranding' disaster as council slumps to bottom of education league tables
    Daily Mail - UK logo Daily Mail - UK 10 hours ago
    Failure: The £24 million Christ the King Catholic and Church of England Centre for Learning was earmarked for closure after it emerged that almost 400 of its 900 places are empty

    A council which spent £157m rebranding its schools as 'centres of learning' and renaming teachers 'progress leaders' has slumped to the bottom of the national league tables. The huge sum was spent on seven new centres in Knowsley, Merseyside, under Labou

  3. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 months ago
    Britain's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show in London November 27, 2011. Britain will make available 20 billion pounds ($31 billion) for a guarantee scheme to back loans to small and medium sized companies...

    Britain's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show in London November 27, 2011. Britain will make available 20 billion pounds ($31 billion) for a guarantee scheme to back loans to small and medium sized companies... View Photo »

  4. Jobs must be our priority before higher pay
    – Ed Balls SOURCE: The Sun 1 month ago
  5. Wikileaks - Gordon Brown lurches from political disaster to disaster : The Red Rag
    UK Poli Blogs logo UK Poli Blogs 12 hours ago

    I have just read an intersting cable that was leaked on Thursday speculating on who would replace Gordon Brown and listing his possible successors. It praises David Miliband and James Purnell but contains a damning assessment of Ed Balls, and Harriet Ha

  6. Ed Balls tells George Osbourne: Cut taxes in next month's Budget
    Metro.co.uk logo Metro.co.uk 12 hours ago
    Shadow chancellor Ed Balls

    Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has urged George Osbourne to cut taxes in next month's Budget (Picture: BBC) Shadow chancellor Ed Balls suggested he could cut income tax by 3p, raise the income tax threshold to above £10,000 or increase tax credits for workin

  7. Lib Dems campaign for 'further and faster' personal tax allowance increase
    Guardian Unlimited logo Guardian Unlimited 16 hours ago
    Simon Hughes and Nick Clegg

    Pressure on George Osborne to go further and faster in the coming budget on raising personal tax allowances as a way of stimulating the economy grew on Sunday when Liberal Democrats David Laws, Simon Hughes and the shadow chancellor Ed Balls all backed t

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago
    LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Leader of the Labour party Ed Miliband and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speak at a press conference at Labour Headquarters on October 13, 2011 in London, England. The Labour party are calling for the government to change...

    LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Leader of the Labour party Ed Miliband and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speak at a press conference at Labour Headquarters on October 13, 2011 in London, England. The Labour party are calling for the government to change... View Photo »

  9. Ed Balls' sudden weekend embrace of austerity and the Government's public sector pay squeeze represents a victory for discredited Blairism at the expense of the party's core supporters
    SOURCE: Sky News 1 month ago
  10. Ed Balls on George Osborne's autumn budget statement, part1/2 (29Nov11)
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  11. Cameron Faces Opposition Calls for U.K. Tax Stimulus Ahead of March Budget
    Bloomberg.com logo Bloomberg.com 18 hours ago

    U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron faced opposition calls to cut sales tax and abandon his health- service revamp as scrutiny of the coalition government’s deficit-cutting policy intensified before next month’s budget. A temporary reduction in the 20 perc

  12. The tax debate at the heart of the Budget
    Spectator Magazine logo Spectator Magazine 20 hours ago

    Jonathan Jones 1:47pm If Osborne does relent and give the Lib Dems their income tax cut this time round, Clegg and Alexander will rightfully claim the credit. But expect Balls to claim that it was really the pressure from him that brought the Chancellor

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About Ed Balls

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Edward Michael "Ed" Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British politician, and Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for the West Yorkshire constituency of Normanton. Since June 2007 he has been Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. Full Article

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  1. Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls gives a speech on the second day of the annual Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Monday Sept. 26, 2011. Britain's opposition Labour Party is holding its annual conference under the shadow of an economic crisis, cuts in... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls gives a speech on the second day of the annual Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Monday Sept. 26, 2011. Britain's opposition Labour Party is holding its annual conference under the shadow of an economic crisis, cuts in...

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  2. Britain's opposition Labour Party shadow chancellor of the exchequer Ed Balls and his wife shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper arrive for the first day of the Labour Party autumn conference in Liverpool, September 24, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

    Britain's opposition Labour Party shadow chancellor of the exchequer Ed Balls and his wife shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper arrive for the first day of the Labour Party autumn conference in Liverpool, September 24, 2011.

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  3. Britain's shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (R) is confronted by a demonstrator during a protest organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), in central London March 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of Britons are expected to protest against the coalition government's austerity measures on... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

    Britain's shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (R) is confronted by a demonstrator during a protest organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), in central London March 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of Britons are expected to protest against the coalition government's austerity measures on...

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  4. The finance spokesman for Britain's opposition Labour party, Ed Balls, meets protesters marching through the center of London on March 26, 2011 in a mass demonstration against government financial cuts. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    The finance spokesman for Britain's opposition Labour party, Ed Balls, meets protesters marching through the center of London on March 26, 2011 in a mass demonstration against government financial cuts.

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  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (R) is accosted by a protestor ahead of a march in protest at government cuts on March 26, 2011 in London, England. Thousands are taking part in the Trades Union Congress (TUC) organised march to Hyde Park where a rally will take... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (R) is accosted by a protestor ahead of a march in protest at government cuts on March 26, 2011 in London, England. Thousands are taking part in the Trades Union Congress (TUC) organised march to Hyde Park where a rally will take...

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  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (L) watches as Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband speaks to reporters on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (L) watches as Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband speaks to reporters on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month.

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  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (L) talks to reporters as the shadow of Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband falls on the wall on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (L) talks to reporters as the shadow of Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband falls on the wall on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month.

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  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls follows Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband into a press conference speak on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls follows Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband into a press conference speak on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month.

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  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Conservative Party activists wearing masks of Labour's Ed Balls and Ed Miliband stand near Parliament on March 14, 2011 in London, England. The Conservative Party are launching a dossier into what they are saying is Labour's unfunded spending commitments... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Conservative Party activists wearing masks of Labour's Ed Balls and Ed Miliband stand near Parliament on March 14, 2011 in London, England. The Conservative Party are launching a dossier into what they are saying is Labour's unfunded spending commitments...

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  10. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Maryan Qasim, Somalia's minister for women's development, addresses delegates at the Labour party conference in the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. During a keynote speech to delegates, Shadow chancellor Ed Balls announced a ... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Maryan Qasim, Somalia's minister for women's development, addresses delegates at the Labour party conference in the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. During a keynote speech to delegates, Shadow chancellor Ed Balls announced a ...

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  11. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Former Labour Party Leader Neil Kinnock (C) and his wife Glenys Kinnock (L) sit with Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander during the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. During his keynote speech... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Former Labour Party Leader Neil Kinnock (C) and his wife Glenys Kinnock (L) sit with Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander during the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. During his keynote speech...

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  12. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain is interviewed in a television studio during the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls gave a keynote speech to delegates and announced a... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain is interviewed in a television studio during the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls gave a keynote speech to delegates and announced a...

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  13. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander addresses the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls gave a keynote speech to delegates and announced a five point plan to boost jobs... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander addresses the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls gave a keynote speech to delegates and announced a five point plan to boost jobs...

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  14. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Labour leader Ed Miliband listens to speakers as photographers shoot from the wings during the Labour Party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Labour leader Ed Miliband listens to speakers as photographers shoot from the wings during the Labour Party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to...

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  15. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Delegates chat to each other as they arrive for the Labour Party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will announce a five point plan to... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Delegates chat to each other as they arrive for the Labour Party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will announce a five point plan to...

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  16. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband walks on stage at the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will announce a five point... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband walks on stage at the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will announce a five point...

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  17. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Jim Murphy addresses the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will announce a five... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Jim Murphy addresses the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will announce a five...

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  18. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Welsh secretary Peter Hain takes part in a television interview during the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Shadow Welsh secretary Peter Hain takes part in a television interview during the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will give a keynote speech to delegates and will...

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  19. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman listens to a speaker during the Labour Party Conference at the Echo Arena the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman listens to a speaker during the Labour Party Conference at the Echo Arena the Labour party conference at the Echo Arena on September 26, 2011 in Liverpool, England. Later shadow chancellor Ed Balls will...

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  20. Britain's Labour party shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speaks to the media calling for the Budget, due to be released on March 23, to put jobs and growth first during a press conference in London, Monday, March 14, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Britain's Labour party shadow Chancellor Ed Balls speaks to the media calling for the Budget, due to be released on March 23, to put jobs and growth first during a press conference in London, Monday, March 14, 2011.

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  21. Former director of children's services at London's Haringey council Sharon Shoesmith (C) is pictured with her legal team outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, on May 27, 2011. The ex-director of children's services at a council embroiled in the Baby P scandal has won... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    Former director of children's services at London's Haringey council Sharon Shoesmith (C) is pictured with her legal team outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, on May 27, 2011. The ex-director of children's services at a council embroiled in the Baby P scandal has won...

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  22. Former director of children's services at London's Haringey council Sharon Shoesmith (C) addresses the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, on May 27, 2011. The ex-director of children's services at a council embroiled in the Baby P scandal has won her Court of... Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

    Former director of children's services at London's Haringey council Sharon Shoesmith (C) addresses the media outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, on May 27, 2011. The ex-director of children's services at a council embroiled in the Baby P scandal has won her Court of...

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  23. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband speaks to reporters on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband speaks to reporters on March 14, 2011 in London, England. Mr Miliband set out Labour's demands for the budget which is due later this month.

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