Cameron hopeful of EU budget deal - spokeswoman
Prime Minister David Cameron believes a deal on the EU's budget can be struck at a summit in Brussels this week after he spoke to six European leaders, his spokeswoman said on Monday.
View ArticleBritain "sleepwalking to EU exit," warns Labour
LONDON (Reuters) - Opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband vowed on Monday he would not let Britain sleepwalk towards exit from the European Union as Prime Minister David Cameron prepared for tough talks...
View ArticleEurope: Cameron Urged To Emulate Thatcher
David Cameron is under pressure on Europe from Tory critics and Labour ahead of a crunch summit about the EU budget this week.
View ArticleCameron calls for wartime spirit to tackle economy
Britain must ruthlessly pursue growth to secure its economic recovery, Prime Minister David Cameron told business leaders on Monday, invoking the wartime spirit that helped the nation defeat Adolf...
View ArticleDorries 'not cleared for Celebrity'
Former Government chief whip Andrew Mitchell has denied that he gave MP Nadine Dorries permission to take a month away from Parliament to appear in TV reality show I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here.
View ArticleMI5 'link to abuse cover-up' claim
MI5 may have been involved in a cover-up to silence child abuse allegations against prominent Liberal Democrat Sir Cyril Smith, an MP has claimed.
View ArticlePM under pressure over EU budget
David Cameron has demanded that Brussels stop "picking the pockets" of the public amid growing pressure for him to reject budget hikes this week.
View ArticleBritain must not burn bridges with Europe - business group
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain would damage its fragile economy and risk isolation if it ended its often stormy relationship with the European Union, business leaders said on Monday before critical EU...
View ArticleRobert Buckland MP: Autistic children still not getting support they need
Obtaining much-needed support at school for children with autism, can be demoralising and draining for families, writes Robert Buckland MP.
View ArticleCharlotte Leslie MP: The violent agreement on Europe- Ending the Strasbourg...
As Europe and the state of the EU dominate headlines, it’s easy to feel that Britain is alone in its frustrations over much of the functioning and democratic deficit of Europe. But we are not.
View ArticlePM urged to deliver on green policy
Prime Minister David Cameron's lack of leadership on climate and energy policy is allowing a "rogue pack" of Tories to undermine investment and jobs in the green economy, campaigners have warned.
View ArticleChina appoints new top official for scandal-ridden Chongqing
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has confirmed that rising star Sun Zhengcai has been appointed Communist Party boss for the scandal-ridden southwestern city of Chongqing, taking the old job of disgraced Bo...
View ArticleHome secretary: I wish I'd never taken a hard line on cannabis
Gordon Brown's government should never have reclassified cannabis, his former home secretary has said.
View ArticleCongo rebels enter Goma as clashes resume
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels, widely believed to be backed by Rwanda, entered the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, escalating clashes between...
View ArticleCharlotte Leslie MP: Ending the Strasbourg Circus
As Europe and the state of the EU dominate headlines, it’s easy to feel that Britain is alone in its frustrations over much of the functioning and democratic deficit of Europe. But we are not.
View ArticleHague to address MPs on Gaza crisis
Foreign Secretary William Hague is to address MPs about the mounting crisis in Gaza.
View ArticleEnergy tariff plans to be announced
Energy secretary Ed Davey will on Tuesday unveil details of the government's energy plans, which are expected to include David Cameron's promise that all consumers automatically be put on the lowest...
View ArticlePrescott: I'll still be doing politics in my coffin
John Prescott has promised he will not be "sitting around in my slippers" despite his humiliating defeat in the Humberside police commissioner elections.
View ArticleAlso a softy? Grayling promises to continue Ken Clarke's rehabilitation programe
Chris Grayling will deliver a surprisingly liberal speech on penal reform today which appears to contradict the widely-held assumption he was going to shift to the right on law and order.
View ArticleMore criminal charges for Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson had even more legal problems laid at their desk today, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced criminal charges for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public...
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