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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.

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Corby 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.

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A 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.

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Labour 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.

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Independent 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.

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Election 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.

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Miliband 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.

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Corby 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.

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Conservatives 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.

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Britons 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...

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Petraeus 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...

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Argentina 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...

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Clinton 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...

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RBS 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.

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Cameron 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.

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PCCs 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...

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Cameron 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.

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Cameron 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.

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Poll: 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.

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Miliband 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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