Darling’s future in doubt
Chancellor Alistair Darling’s future is said to be under severe scrutiny after a controversial interview in the Guardian over the weekend.
Darling said that Britain was facing, “arguably the worst” economic downturn in 60 years and that it would be, “more profound and long-lasting” than people expected.
In the interview the Chancellor claimed that the government was unlikely to change their policies in responce to the current ecomic situation, an assertion that has been rejected by Whitehall Insiders.
Darling has since tried to retract his statements, allegedly at the insistence of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The Chancellor has claimed that he was talking about world conditions rather than Britain in particular.
