House of Lords needs more experts, says speaker, as former PMs line up allies
Exclusive: John McFall says upper house is in danger of falling ‘out of sync’, amid controversy over Johnson and Truss choices
March 2022
Lord Speaker urges tougher vetting amid concerns over Evgeny Lebedev
Lord McFall’s comment follows calls for parliamentary pass of Russia-born peer to be revoked
February 2016
Banking Standards Board confirms exit of deputy chairman
Labour peer Lord McFall joined less than a year ago and reportedly left over a row about checking his mobile phone
November 2014
Banking’s toxic culture ‘will take generation to clean up’, says report
Investors should support change and Banking Standards Review Council should report to Treasury, says thinktank
July 2010
Ruth Sunderland's business comment
John McFall joins consortium aiming to buy Northern Rock
Julia Finch
As a director of the consortium, Lord McFall may help keep the new bank from straying too far from its original intentions
May 2010
At a glance: Dissolution honours
John Prescott, Michael Howard and Ian Paisley among new names in House of Lords
March 2010
The bankers lied. And Darling, a mere puppet on their string, knows it
Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins: Britain has paid a horrific price for allowing the City to dictate credit policy. Yet there is no inquiry, no questioning, only silence
February 2010
Banks must be broken up, King insists
Bank of England governor Mervyn King makes strongest appeal yet for 'casino' operations of banks to be split from deposit-taking, saying investors will lose confidence in City otherwise
January 2010
Bonus season sees banks come under renewed fire
MPs attack lack of detail in Treasury plan to cut £178bn deficit
November 2009
Bonuses still 'egregiously high', Walker tells MPs
How bonuses are paid, not their size, is the problem, says Sir David Walker
June 2009
My solution to the Royal Mail part-privatisation problem
The Royal Mail urgently needs certainty over its future, not more debate. The government must take a less controversial approach
May 2009
MPs attack Darling's growth forecast
Treasury select committee report blasts chancellor's prediction that GDP will grow next year
April 2009
John McFall condemns Darling's failure to address child poverty in budget
False debate over the national debt is distracting us from human face of crisis
John McFall
March 2009
G20 cannot afford to fall short
John McFall
The global downturn will have a terrible human cost. Decisive action is a moral imperative
Act now or face consequences of unemployment, ministers urged
Commons' Treasury committee chairman says efforts to combat downturn should focus on helping young people, who are suffering disproportionately from recession
The road to recovery
John McFall
While tax cuts and increased lending are vital to stimulate the economy now, the government must also act to help the UK adapt to the post-recession world
