Cameron 'extremely concerned' by Gaza crisis
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday told Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu he was "extremely concerned" by violence in Gaza and urged him to do all he could to avoid civilian casualties.
View ArticleCorby by-election and police commissioner elections: Live blog
A crunch vote in Corby today is set to be a major by-election test for David Cameron, with the Conservatives defending a slim majority of fewer than 2,000.
View ArticleA comedy of errors: Police commissioner elections see record low turnout
The first police and crime commissioner elections are set to break the record for the lowest ever turnout at a national election.
View ArticleLabour heading for overwhelming victory in three byelections
Labour look set to win all three of yesterday's by-elections, with victory already declared in Manchester Central and Cardiff South and Penarth.
View ArticleIndependent set for surprise victory in Bristol
Exit polls are suggesting independent candidate George Ferguson is likely to be chosen as Bristol's first elected mayor.
View ArticleElection 2012: A hammer-blow to mainstream political parties
Police commissioner elections have returned several independents on a low turnout, delivering a message of distrust for mainstream political parties.
View ArticleMiliband jubilant over poll results
Ed Miliband has claimed that Middle England was turning its back on David Cameron after Labour won the Corby by-election on a 12.7% swing.
View ArticleCorby By-Election: Labour Takes Tory Seat
Labour's Andy Sawford has been elected MP for Corby and East Northampton, winning a key marginal seat from the Conservatives.
View ArticleConservatives lose bellwether by-election in Corby
Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party were defeated on Friday in a by-election for a seat that has been a bellwether in general elections for the past three decades.
View ArticleBritons shun polls for new police commissioners
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron was accused of presiding over an election shambles on Friday after voters stayed away from a costly national poll to pick commissioners to boost the...
View ArticlePetraeus case shows ease of government email snooping
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The scandal surrounding the sudden resignation of an adulterous CIA director has stunned the American public not just for its prominent cast of characters, but also because of...
View ArticleArgentina asks U.S. judge to wait for bond dispute appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina asked a U.S. judge late on Friday to maintain his order blocking payment on defaulted sovereign bonds to holdout investors until lingering questions are settled in a...
View ArticleClinton says budget deal critical to U.S. global role, security
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday that reaching a deal to resolve America's budget crisis is critical to its global leadership and national security and...
View ArticleRBS And Lloyds TSB 'May Cost Taxpayer £66bn'
More than £66bn of taxpayers' money invested in RBS and Lloyds TSB may never be recovered, MPs have warned.
View ArticleCameron defends police polls after low turnout
Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to defend the newly elected police commissioners for England and Wales after embarrassingly low turnout in the first ever elections for the posts.
View ArticlePCCs have mandate, insists Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted that the first police and crime commissioners will have a mandate to oversee the delivery of law and order, despite a turnout at the elections which is...
View ArticleCameron urges end to Gaza crisis
David Cameron has urged Israel to "do everything possible" to end the crisis in Gaza as its military continued to trade missile strikes with Hamas amid fears of a new ground war.
View ArticleCameron hires Boris poll 'wizard'
David Cameron has recruited the right-wing strategist behind Boris Johnson's ballot box successes to boost Tory re-election prospects, Downing Street sources said.
View ArticlePoll: Press regulation not priority
Voters do not think press regulation is a priority for their MPs, believing that their time would be better spent on issues such as the economy, a survey has found.
View ArticleMiliband urges openness over EU
Britain must take a "hard-headed" approach to the problems facing the EU, Ed Miliband said as he sought to pile pressure on David Cameron ahead of a crunch EU budget summit next week.
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