IMF's Lagarde says Greek program should be "rooted in reality"
MANILA (Reuters) - An agreement among Greece's creditors on how to reduce its large debt pile should be "rooted in reality and not in wishful thinking," the head of the International Monetary Fund said...
View ArticleIsrael, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed Palestinian militant targets in the Gaza Strip from air and sea for a fifth straight day on Sunday, preparing for a possible ground invasion while also spelling...
View ArticleObama opens first post-election trip with visit to Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama kicked off a three-country Asia tour with a visit to Thailand on Sunday, using his first post-election trek overseas to try to show he is serious about...
View ArticleLabour optimistic of Corby victory
Former MP Louise Mensch has said she would accept responsibility if the Tories lost the marginal seat of Corby.
View ArticleLynton Crosby Set To Join Tory Campaign Team
David Cameron is in the process of recruiting the man behind Boris Johnson's ballot box successes to boost his re-election prospects.
View ArticlePrisoner Voting Ban: MPs To Debate Again
MPs are to be given another say on whether to give prisoners the vote, as the deadline for Britain to comply with a European ruling on the controversial issue looms.
View ArticleECHR 'should respect jail vote ban'
The European Court of Human Rights should respect Britain's "sensible and proportionate" ban on prisoners voting, Labour said as the Government prepared to offer Parliament a fresh say on the issue.
View ArticleMiliband: EU Needs Reform To Work For Britain
Ed Miliband has called for major reforms of the European Union and a "hard-headed" approach taken by Britain, ahead of a crunch EU budget summit this week.
View ArticleCameron hires rival's strategist to boost poll hopes
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron has hired an Australian political strategist to mastermind his party's re-election campaign and draw a line under months of policy reversals that have...
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 ArticleMiliband warns pro-Europeans on EU
Pro-Europeans must stop turning a "blind eye" to the failings of the EU and make the case for reform or the country will "sleepwalk" into an economy-wrecking exit, Ed Miliband will tell business leaders.
View ArticlePM plans crackdown to boost economy
A crackdown on "time wasting" legal challenges to Government policies is being promised by David Cameron as part of efforts to boost economic recovery.
View ArticleCameron pledges to lower hurdles to growth
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron promised on Monday to slash legal and regulatory obstacles to economic growth, seeking to ward off criticism that the government is doing too...
View ArticleAll banks should be covered by new supervision - ECB's Coeure
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank remit to supervise banks should extend to all banks, a senior ECB policymaker said in the text of a speech to be delivered on Monday, warning that...
View ArticleTensions flare over South China Sea at Asian summit
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Japan warned on Monday that a row over the South China Sea could directly influence "peace and stability" in Asia as the Philippines publicly disagreed with Cambodia over the...
View ArticleCameron speech writer: Don't let Crosby drag Tories to the right
David Cameron is in danger of making the same mistakes as his predecessors and taking the Tories to the right, his former speech writer said today.
View ArticleTom Greatrex: Questions for DWP on Atos
With the DWP permanent secretary appearing before MPs tomorrow, Labour MP Tom Greatrex sets out some of the questions he wants answered about Atos Healthcare's contract with the Government.
View ArticleJim Dobbin: A message on World Toilet Day
Writing for PoliticsHome, Jim Dobbin MP calls for "greater action" to improve sanitation and clean water facilities in the developing world.
View ArticleCameron vows to slash red tape
Britain's bureaucrats must summon the spirit used to defeat Hitler's Germany in order to stimulate sustained growth in the country's stuttering economy, Prime Minister David Cameron is to say Monday.
View ArticleTwo years later: New student protest to hit London
A new mass student protest will hit central London this week, two years after riots led to fierce clashes with police.
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