Alistair Darling will hold an unprecedented meeting with the Citys most influential lobby group tomorrow in an effort to repair relations frayed by recent government tax proposals.

Added: 2008-05-20

Chancellor Alistair Darling seeks talks with Association of British Insurers

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Millwall vows to fight off rebel shareholder

Millwall, the AIM-listed football club, today said it was refusing a request from its largest shareholder, Graham Ferguson Lacey, to hold an extraordinary general meeting.

Bank of England interest rate decision on knife-edge

When Mervyn King, the Bank of England's Governor, was asked by the Commons Treasury Committee late last month if renewed market upheavals and the tightening credit squeeze left it more predisposed to cut interest rates again, his answer was as blunt as it was crystal clear. Yes, he replied.

Port of Dover harbours hope for outside investor

The Port of Dover is considering bringing in a major outside investor to help fund a £420m expansion project in the Western Docks in what would amount to an unprecedented move by a UK trust port.