David Cameron is the new Prime Minister David Cameron has become the youngest British Prime Minister after Gordon Brown resigned bringing to an end 13 years of Labour rule. But as the government is, it appears, to be a coalition with the Liberal Democrats where does this leave the manifesto plans related to business?

Workers turn to the internet for election news at their desk Workers are flocking to the internet to keep up-to-date with the activities surrounding the ongoing general election process, with one ISP claiming they are seeing a 400 per cent increase on normal online activity.

Business gives resounding backing to David Cameron The Business Matters poll, run over the past four weeks with our partners Trends Research, has seen UK business owners give a huge backing to David Cameron with over half of those that took part voting for the Conservative party and resigning Gordon Brown's Labour party to third place.

Heseltine confident that Cameron will be next PM Lord Heseltine was the first to warn of the dangers of a hung parliament, but the former deputy prime minister is now "confident" David Cameron will succeed Gordon Brown as Prime Minister.

Next government needs to embrace 'can do' entrepreneurs British public put economic recovery in the hands of new businesses and call for the next Government to make help for new entrepreneurs a priority

Notworkers – that’s how not to network I was having a chat with someone recently about 4N, and explained to him that, unlike some business networking groups, we don’t restrict the number of people from each industry that can attend our events. They're open to any number of businesses, a simple case of the more the merrier.

Tax breaks called for as recession aftermath stifles recovery The recession has created a toxic environment for business, with most UK managers still feeling insecure about the future and businesses struggling to regain a competitive footing, according to a new report from Lord John Eatwell, published by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) today.

Warning to business from online auction sites Sellers on internet auction sites like eBay have been given a "wake-up call" after a man was prosecuted for bidding against himself to raise prices.

Planes finally take to the sky, but for how long? Flights from northern UK airports at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle were finally being given the green light to take off from 7am today, but passengers in the rest of the country faced confusion as airtraffic controllers backtracked on plans to reopen runways further south.

Lord Sugar's £400,000 sweetener for the Labour Party The Businessman and enterprise tsar Lord Sugar has confirmed that he has donated £400,000 to the Labour party.

Copycats never prosper You're never going to be market leader, copying the market leader. That’s a fact.

Employees give scathing report on bosses management Half of the UK workforce thinks the dominant management style within their organisation is negative, putting the UK’s economic recovery at risk. The finding comes from figures published today by the Chartered Management Institute.

Coca-Cola becomes majority owner of Innocent smoothies Coca-Cola has taken a majority stake in the British fruit smoothie maker Innocent, but Innocent's three founders said that they would keep running the firm.

VAT increase looks a done deal, despite all the Government's denials It isn't normal to hear a major retailer arguing for a rise in the rate of VAT, but that is precisely what Sir Stuart Rose, chairman of Marks & Spencer, did on the BBC radio “Today” programme on the first full day of the election

Countdown to the Election Gordon Brown has called the General Election for May 6 and launched his campaign by calling for a ‘mandate’ to restore the trust between voters and the politicians elected to represent them.

RBS fined for sharing information with Barclays Royal Bank of Scotland has been fined £28.6m for breaching competition law after sharing confidential details about the pricing of its commercial loans with rival staff at Barclays.

The Apprentice might be postponed There are reports in today's edition of The Sun that, in the increasingly likely event of a hung parliament, the next series of The Apprentice may have to be postponed until 2011.

Detailed analysis of The Budget We have looked at all of the key points related to business in yesterday's budget - the last one before the election- and spoken to leading commentators and business owners to get their opinion on what Darling's Budget really means to business.

The Budget in full For anyone who missed the last Budget that Chancellor Alistair Darling delivered before the General Election, you can read the full transcript here.

Small businesses back tax breaks worth £40bln to the economy As businesses round the country prepare themselves for the coming budget, research has found that small business decision makers are calling for a range of innovative tax breaks to help the unemployed back to work and give the UKs economy a much-needed boost.