The Government’s economic strategy has been dealt a serious blow after a leading credit ratings agency downgraded UK debt on its expectation that growth will "remain sluggish over the next few years".....Read more here:

George Osborne has warned there will be no let up in his plans to reduce the deficit after Britain was stripped of its prize AAA credit rating amid worries about weak growth and rising debt......Read more here


Calls for Osborne to quit as Britain loses cherished AAA credit rating and is downgraded to same level as France....Read more here