Sir Philip Green, pictured here in a BHS store, is to head a Whitehall spending review. Photograph: Rex Features Sir Philip Green is exactly the right man to lead a fast-track examination of government department budgets. He comes with a reputation for making businesses work and with an eye... 

Downing Street insists David Cameron is still in charge, but ‘Nick will be around and picking up some events’. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA It is the most power a liberal politician has had since the 1920s, although Nick Clegg’s hopes of becoming only the second liberal politician... 

David Cameron made the comments during his visit to Ankara, Turkey. Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA David Cameron was embroiled in an angry diplomatic row with Israel tonight after describing the Gaza Strip as a prison camp for its 1.5 million Palestinian residents. The prime minister drew... 

GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. The city’s most famous company nearly left a place it helped define. Photograph: Rob Widdis/EPA America’s motor city almost lost its anchor tenant. The White House vetoed a plan by General Motors to abandon its skyscraper headquarters in the...