Not a climbdown. No, no, certainly not. That's the message from the Treasury as Alistair Darling desperately tries to find a way out of the 10p tax row that has split Labour MPs.writes Jon Craig over at Boulton and Co.
But as four more junior members of the Government joined the revolt, a senior Treasury source close to the Chancellor told me: "He recognises there's a problem."
Recognises there's a problem? I bet he does.
As Gordon Brown flies back from America,is he stepping into another climb down?
More people in the party will be waiting for his return
Jeff Ennis, parliamentary aide to Cabinet Minister Ed Miliband, David Anderson, aide to Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell, and Celia Barlow, aide to Science Minister Ian Pearson, have voiced their protestsreports Sky News
The Guardian reports this morning that
The Treasury was last night signalling that it was considering a range of longer-term options to compensate those who might lose out over the tax reform, including using instruments like tax credits and the minimum wage. Angela Eagle, Treasury minister, told BBC radio's Any Questions: "We are listening to people's concerns."
No doubt the weekend willbring more revelations
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