Alistair Darling
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"Alistair Darling" is a British people/British Labour Party (UK)/Labour Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)/Member of Parliament (MP) since United Kingdom general election, 1987/1987, currently for Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)/Edinburgh South West. He was the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government 2007-2010/Labour Government from 2007 to 2010, and was one of only three people to have served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom/Cabinet continuously from Labour's victory in United Kingdom general election, 1997/1997 until its defeat in United Kingdom general election, 2010/2010, the others being Gordon Brown and Jack Straw.

Darling was first appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom/Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1997, before being promoted to become Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 1998. After spending four years at that department, he spent a further four years as Secretary of State for Transport, while also becoming Secretary of State for Scotland in 2003. Blair moved Darling for a final time in 2006, making him Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, before new Prime Minister Gordon Brown promoted Darling to replace himself as the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2007, a position he remained in until 2010.

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Unless we look at that, we will have huge problems - absolute gridlock - in 20 or 30 years' time.

Already more severe than the rest of the country.

We are looking forward to working with these authorities to develop practical solutions to congestion problems and support the development of a national road pricing scheme.

Snowfall in January is hardly unexpected.

We have not put the inflation increase through for the last couple of years. Indeed, since 1999 fuel prices have come down both in real terms and cash terms, in terms of the duty.

It was a very bad result for us, let's make no bones about it. This was a safe seat, we should not have lost it.

Today we are sending out a very clear message to those who drive without insurance - there is now no place to hide.

The claimants' allegation of wrongdoing has been completely dismissed.

Local and regional pilots are essential if we are to explore and understand the possibilities of road pricing at national level.