‘I never met anyone who didn’t like him’: Tributes pour in for ‘thoroughly kind and decent’ ex-Labour chancellor Alistair Darling after his death aged 70 – as video shows the moment George Osborne and Ed Balls learn he has passed away
Tributes poured in today from across the political divide after former Labour MP Alistair Darling – who served as Chancellor during the 2008 financial crisis – died aged 70. The ex-Cabinet minister was hailed as a ‘towering figure’ who took ‘calm’ action in steering Britain through the chaos of the global credit crunch. He was … Read more