Business Editor

Business Editor Laura Kuenssberg leads all business coverage for ITV News, providing analysis of the latest business stories, both in the UK and internationally. In 2012 she started the ITV News Business Club and conducted the first interview of the year with Chancellor George Osborne.

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Under a think tank proposal, taxpayers could get free shares in RBS and Lloyds

Fancy some free shares?

Every British taxpayer could become a share owner if the Chancellor is tempted by the latest idea to get banks off the state's hands.

The Help to Buy scheme was designed to get young people on the property ladder and help the construction industry recover.

Help to Buy - a help or a hindrance?

The government's Help to Buy scheme is beginning to show some results, but there are fears demand may outstrip supply.