Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 13 Feb 2015

1. LABOUR: WE’LL TAKE BACK BANK BONUSES

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said that under a Labour government bankers would be expected to repay bonuses received as long ago as ten years if found guilty of misconduct. The current limit is seven years but Balls said that was “too weak”. The Tories said nobody would trust a word Balls said.

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