Government reduces stake in NatWest below 30% for first time since 2008 financial crisis
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'The Queen's been dead only 18 months, and the country's gone to the dogs'
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'Don't blame Rishi for the recession - it's a Tory technicality. They've killed millions'
JK Rowling, Tony Blair and Keir Starmer join mourners for Alistair Darling memorial
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'Matt Hancock has been beaten up on Celebrity SAS and now at the Covid inquiry'
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'It's time to pay for Tory failings during Covid as inquiry unearths the sorry truth'
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'Alistair Darling was a rare thing - a politician who was never afraid to speak the truth'
Labour ex-Chancellor Alistair Darling dies two days after 70th birthday, family confirms
Liz Truss warned 'simplistic' tax cut plans would 'completely crash' the economy
Officials feared Queen Mother's death could plunge general election into chaos
Unemployment could hit highs not seen since the 80s, Labour and Tory ex-Chancellors warn
Gordon Brown was prepared to resign if banks rejected his bail out plans
'We're going to run out of money this afternoon': Incredible phonecall that revealed catastrophic scale of credit crunch
Alistair Darling casts doubt on Jeremy Corbyn's future as he says 'leaders come and go'
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A reborn UKIP could cause Labour pain: Mirror Politics morning briefing
'Jeremy Corbyn's weak leadership is driving voters to UKIP', warns Labour grandee
Brexit Budget within weeks of EU referendum Out vote, warns George Osborne in joint appearance with Alistair Darling
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The humbling of Sir Philip Green: Mirror Politics morning briefing
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EU referendum morning briefing: 'Reluctant' Corbyn urged to step things up
EU referendum will be "very, very close" warns Alistair Darling as Brexit battle hots up
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Fixing the tax machine: Mirror Politics morning briefing
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George Osborne robbing disabled people to fund his Tory leadership bid is his lowest stunt yet
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Immigration and the politics of fear: Mirror Politics morning briefing
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You can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.The Labour MP is leader of the Better Together campaign, which wants Scotland to stay in the United Kingdom. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer during Gordon Brown's term as Prime Minister.
He stepped down as an MP before the 2015 general election.