18/05/2012
The day's top news from Westminster with Sean Curran, as the Chancellor says the Euro genie 'is out of the bottle' and poses 'huge risks' to the UK. Plus reports from Holyrood.
Sean Curran reports on the proceedings in the Commons and Lords as the Chancellor says the "genie is out of the bottle" with politicians openly talking about a possible Greek exit from the Euro.
George Osborne tells MPs that austerity alone will not turn the economy around and insists the Government is taking steps to stimulate business growth.
But the Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, says the coalition is hiding behind the Euro-zone crisis as it tries to explain Britain's double dip recession.
Up on the committee corridor, a minister says the Government still intends to tighten up the rules on lobbyists.
While in Scotland, Holyrood sees a drive to broaden the appeal of opera.