PM wants to save jobs and accounts; Northern Rock 'I am concerned about...

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  October 9, 2007 ;     509 words ......Editor THE Prime Minister yesterday...of jobs at Northern Rock can be safeguarded...made. The Prime Minister spoke about Northern Rock after being...mortgages with Northern Rock are properly...But the Prime Minister said he could...

Branson pounces in Beijing Just when full nationalisation seemed the only...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Brown's tenure as Prime Minister would soon ripple...cabin, the fate of Northern Rock would surely be...Branson about Northern Rock but "not in any...words for a Labour Prime Minister "nationalisation...close he is to the Prime Minister, he cannot ...

Brown says escalation of Northern Rock crisis prevented

Xinhua News Agency;  December 19, 2007 ;     301 words ......escalation of Northern Rock crisis prevented...Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brownsaid...escalation of the Northern Rock crisis. "I guarantee...buyer for the Northern Rock bank. However, the prime minister did not rule...Darling added. The ...

Public need to know facts over Northern Rock move.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  February 22, 2008 ;     492 words ......laws to apply to Northern Rock as it battled...trust to which Northern Rock sold off its most...shareholders. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has...needed to ensure Northern Rock's competitors...full picture at Northern Rock, including Granite...loans. Making ...

Now make it work; Northern Rock.(nationalization of Northern Rock PLC)

The Economist (US);  February 23, 2008 ;     637 words ......celebration, and that of Northern Rock is no exception. Taking...But in the end the prime minister had no other option...from early on for Northern Rock, covers a multitude...suspicion is that the prime minister has gone for this...not have been rapid. Northern ...

My four-point plan to salvage Northern Rock

The Independent - London;  November 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Dealing with Northern Rock is said to be a terribly...Downing Street apparatchiks, Prime Minister even - just hang on to...Government should then run Northern Rock profitably - as it can...in order, reconstitute Northern Rock as the respected mutual...ever and a day. Job ...

Decision 'in the best interest of taxpayers' Northern Rock Vow to secure...

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  February 19, 2008 ;     437 words ......employment at Northern Rock and make the...future. The Prime Minister said the bank...ensured that Northern Rock is maintained...protected the Northern Rock Foundation...paid by the new Northern Rock company. And the Prime Minister said he ...

Northern Rock profits to drop as credit crisis hits mortgage...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......facility reflects a recognition that Northern Rock is solvent . The lender is yet to...a liquidity support facility to Northern Rock. The statement said, The FSA judges that Northern Rock is solvent, exceeds its regulatory...and has a good quality loan book. Northern ...

PM rules out 'no option' in hunt for Northern Rock buyer; POLITICS.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  January 17, 2008 ;     381 words ...The Prime Minister yesterday pledged to rule out no option in the search for a buyer for Northern Rock over the next few weeks. Challenged...pounds 1,800 to the bank and urged the Prime Minister to confirm the figures to the Commons...

Northern Rock panic subsides after cash pledge

Yorkshire Post;  September 19, 2007 ;     328 words ...PRIME Minister Gordon Brown last night...crisis over the troubled Northern Rock bank appeared to be easing...s spokesman said the Prime Minister retained "full confidence...performance during the crisis. Northern Rock was given a boost as...

Focus: OK, it was a tough call. But did we really need to wait all this...

The Scotsman;  February 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ...ACENTRAL mystery in the Northern Rock debacle is why it...political dithering by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor...up the guarantee to Northern Rock depositors, that the...hugely costly for Northern Rock. It has limped on...

Brown silent on 'GBP 24bn' Northern Rock support

The Scotsman;  November 15, 2007 ;     254 words ...GORDON Brown, the Prime Minister, has refused to confirm...has been used to support Northern Rock. Brown said at Commons question...was guaranteed against Northern Rock assets. Reports drew on...from a memo circulated by Northern Rock's advisers to potential...

Petition against Northern Rock 'fire sale' gathers pace

The Northern Echo;  October 9, 2007 ;     448 words ......the breakup and sale of Northern Rock below its long-term market...has been set up on the Prime Minister's website, urging Gordon...bank.Petition creator and Northern Rock shareholder Robert Bacon...expressed an interest in Northern Rock.A move by either may ...

Commons backs nationalisation of Northern Rock

Yorkshire Post;  February 20, 2008 ;     517 words ......legislation to bring Northern Rock into temporary public...is right is for the Prime Minister to reconstruct his Government...of support from the Prime Minister for all the work the...ministers' efforts to exempt Northern Rock from the requirements...clause was needed ...

Nationalised Northern Rock hard on Labour.

Australasian Business Intelligence;  February 18, 2008 ;     205 words ......The collapse of the Northern Rock bank has enormous political...for the UK Government. The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has chosen...politicians are saying that Northern Rock's problems are not indicative...GREAT BRITAIN. OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER All copyright ...